Estonian Defence League
The Estonian Police was established on 12 November 1918, when police stations were taken over from the German occupation forces by the Chief of Militsiya - Aleksander Hellat. Between 1918-1919, the police was called militsiya, it was subordinate to the local self-government and acted according to the Russian Provisional Government law. During the Estonian War of Independence the police was tasked with curtailing crime, helping the military and conducting joint operations with the Estonian Defence League.