(1948-01-16) 16 January 1948 (age 76) Kilingi-Nõmme, Estonia
Allegiance
Soviet Union (1966–1991) Estonia (1991–present)
Service/branch
Soviet Army Estonian Defense Force
Years of service
1966–2011
Rank
General
Commands held
Commander of the Defence Forces
Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College Chief of the General Staff
Battles/wars
1987–1989 Ethiopian Civil War
Awards
1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland Commander 1st class of the Order of the Polar Star Commander Degree of the Legion of Merit
Ants Laaneots (born 16 January 1948) is an Estonian politician and former military officer. He was previously the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces and a veteran officer in the Soviet Army. Laaneots previously served as the Commandant of the Estonian National Defence College from 2001 to 2006. He was appointed the Commander-in-Chief on 5 December 2006 and was promoted to general in 2011. After retiring from the military, he became a politician.
AntsLaaneots (born 16 January 1948) is an Estonian politician and former military officer. He was previously the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces...
September 2000 14 November 2006 6 years, 54 days Border Guard 7 Laaneots, AntsGeneral AntsLaaneots (born 1948) 5 December 2006 5 December 2011 5 years, 0 days...
signed by the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces at the time - AntsLaaneots. Recruitment was initially very difficult because the unit was largely...
County, and Põlva County Urmas Kruuse Jõgeva County and Tartu County AntsLaaneots Tartu City Kalle Laanet Hiiu County, Lääne County, and Saare County...
(1770–1846), geographer, navigator Julius Kuperjanov (1894–1919), officer AntsLaaneots (born 1948), general Johan Laidoner (1884–1953), general, politician...
Carpenter, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer 1948 – AntsLaaneots, Estonian general 1948 – Ruth Reichl, American journalist and critic...
Surasak Runroengrom Royal Thai Navy 19 April 2012 Estonia General AntsLaaneots Estonian Defence Forces July 4, 2012 Former Commander-in-Chief Australia...
Ants Frosch (born 20 August 1959) is an Estonian politician, diplomat and former intelligence officer. In 2023, he was elected as a member of XV Riigikogu...
Military of Estonia Command Commander-in-chief: Lieutenant General AntsLaaneots Ministry of Defence of Estonia Forces Army of Estonia Navy of Estonia...
Heiki Kranich Reform 1961 Ida-Viru Eerik-Niiles Kross Reform 1967 Tartu AntsLaaneots Reform 1948 Hiiu, Lääne and Saare Kalle Laanet Reform 1965 Mustamäe...
Estonia in 1991: Generals and Admirals Johan Laidoner Aleksander Einseln AntsLaaneots Riho Terras Lieutenant Generals and Vice Admirals Paul Lill Nikolai...
officers, where he studied alongside Leo Kunnas. He was soon persuaded by AntsLaaneots to become a member of the Estonian Defence Forces. In 1994 he started...
Major General Ants Kurvits 1887 1943 VR I/2 Vice Admiral Tarmo Kõuts 1953 Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces General AntsLaaneots 1948 Commander...
on 31 October 1991, as the General Staff of the Defence Forces, with AntsLaaneots becoming the Chief of Staff. In 1995, based on the Navy and Air Force...
Tartu Urmas Kruuse Jõgeva and Tartu Martin Kukk Mustamäe and Nõmme AntsLaaneots Tartu Kalle Laanet Hiiu, Lääne and Saare Maris Lauri Mustamäe and Nõmme...
and Saare Eerik-Niiles Kross Ida-Viru Urmas Kruuse Jõgeva and Tartu AntsLaaneots Tartu Kalle Laanet Hiiu, Lääne and Saare Maris Lauri Mustamäe and Nõmme...
was officially reestablished on 29 January 1993 by order of Colonel AntsLaaneots and it began its activities on 1 February. At the basis of the band...
Moscow. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Laaneots, Ants (April 2016). "The Russian-Georgian War Of 2008: Causes And Implication"...
Global Information
Soviet Union (1966–1991)
Estonia (1991–present)
Soviet Army
Estonian Defense Force