Estonian Defence League - Organization

Organization

Boys’ Corps / Noored Kotkad
Active
Country Estonia
Allegiance Kaitseliit
Size 3,200
Girls’ Corps / Kodutütred
Active
Country Estonia
Allegiance Kaitseliit
Size 3,537
Women’s Corps / Naiskodukaitse
Active
Country Estonia
Allegiance Kaitseliit
Size 1,676

The organisation is divided into 15 Defence League regional units whose areas of responsibility mostly coincide with the borders of Estonia’s counties; Alutaguse, Jõgeva, Lääne, Hiiumaa, Pärnumaa, Põlva, Rapla,Tartu, Tallinn, Tallinn Akadeemiline, Tallinn Lääne, Tallinn Nõmme, Tallinn Ühendmalevkond, Viru, Viljandi, and Võru.

Today, the Defence League has over 13,000 members. The affiliated organisations of the Defence League combine more than 21,000 volunteers, in all, and include the Estonian Defence League’s women’s corps Naiskodukaitse, the Estonian Defence League’s boys’ corps Noored Kotkad, and the Estonian Defence League’s girls’ corps Kodutütred.

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