The Kuperjanov Partisan Battalion

The Kuperjanov Partisan Battalion was an elite Estonian military unit established during the Estonian War of Independence.[3] The commando-type unit composed of volunteers was established after the Estonian Provisional government call for volunteers to the Estonian National Army. On 23 December 1918 Colonel Johan Laidoner was appointed Commander in chief of the Estonian armed forces, and the same day Col. Ernst Limberg gave Lt. Julius Kuperjanov the order to form the Tartumaa Partisan Battalion.