ESTIMATION OF SECURITY THREATS AND ESTONIAN DEFENCE PLANNING IN THE 1930s
ESTIMATION OF SECURITY THREATS AND ESTONIAN DEFENCE PLANNING IN THE 1930s

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to give an overview of the Estonian military planning in the 1930s and analyze the compatibility of the defence plans with the reality of the time. The influence of military-political relations on the defence planning is also examined. The author tries to find out how the Estonian General Staff foresaw possible military conflicts and who was considered the most plausible enemy. The article provides an overview of the principles of Estonian national defence, the main ideas of the defence plan, general structure of the Defence Forces, mobilization plan and border cover plans. The topic of military cooperation with other states, especially Latvia, Finland and Germany has also been addressed. Changes in strategic situation and military planning in 1939 have been studied separately. For the estimation of the Estonian military planning, comparisons with Latvian and Lithuanian defence and mobilization plans are made.

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