Tamme malevkondKaitseliidu Tartu malevKaitseliit, the Estonian Defence League, is a voluntary, militarily organised national defence organisation that operates in the area of government of the Ministry of Defence, possesses weapons, holds military exercises and fulfils the tasks given to it by the Estonian Defence League Act. Tamme malevkond is a subunit of the Defence League; its area of responsibility is the city of Tartu.
Tamme malevkond is the second oldest unit of the Tartu district of the Defence League. It began on 29 March 1990, founded as the Defence League group of Tartu KEK, the Tartu Collective Farms Construction Office.
In the early 1990s the special unit Skaut operated with Tamme malevkond and for a time even had a reconnaissance aircraft at its disposal.
At the end of 2012 Tamme malevkond had 260 members and consisted of the Tamme and Veeriku companies, the staff company and the inland waters division.
In 2022 the malevkond got a second wind. The events in Ukraine gave a clear direction: we must prepare for drone warfare. A drone unit was created, and the steady work put into it has by now begun to bear fruit. The drone unit gives the district modern reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities and markedly increases the unit’s combat capability. The unit also develops the use of drones and trains members, so that new technology is put to effective use.
Our aim is to increase, relying on free will and self-initiative, the readiness of the nation to defend the independence of Estonia and its constitutional order.
You learn new and useful skills that serve you in private life too.
You get into better shape, moving in nature and taking part in attractive and adventurous events.
You find good friends and like-minded people all over Estonia.
Be ready to make an effort and overcome obstacles, and you can put yourself to the test both physically and mentally.