The Military Police of the Estonian Defence Forces () is the military police unit of the Estonian Defence Forces. The Estonian military police organization was created in 1994 and its structure includes an investigative department, planning department, logistics department, operational service and the office of the military police. Additionally conscript based reserve- MP platoons are trained every year in Guard Battalion, which is subordinate to the military police. The tasks of the military police include: investigation of serious disciplinary cases and some armed service- related crimes, supervision of military discipline within the Forces, military traffic control and various security tasks. Within conflict/crises areas (Afghanistan) the MP may provide close protection of the Estonian national representative and other visiting VIPs.
Some units of the Estonian Military Police were deployed in Kosovo during the NATO KFOR mission. The members of the military police were assigned to the Italian led Multinational Specialized Unit.
Current structure
Military Police: Office (Tallinn) Investigation Department (Tallinn) Planning Department (Tallinn) Operational service (Tallinn) Guard Battalion (Paldiski) 1. SP Company 2. SP Company
Equipment Vehicles
Military Police is using Škodas as alarm vehicles and Mercedes G-Class as off-road vehicles. Škoda Superb Škoda Kodiaq Mercedes-Benz 290 GD
Armament +ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberNotes Heckler & Koch USP Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Benelli M3T Pump action shotgun 12 gauge LMT R-20 Rahe Carbine and assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Negev NG7 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Heckler & Koch MP5 A2 Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum
List of commanders Aare Juht 1994–1995 Eduard Kikas 1996–1998 (Acting) Eduard Kikas 1998–2017 Meelis Sarapuu 2017–2025 Toomas Väli 2025–present
Military Police Guard Battalion Guard Battalion
Guard Battalion is a subdivision of Military Police, which main task is to conduct guard of honour at the presidential palace, ceremonial duties and prepare reserve military police units on the basis of conscripts.
Symbols Military Police flag Police and Border Guard Board, as the closest partner of Military Police donated the flag in 13 December 2019 in the yard of Estonian Academy of Security Sciences.
Military Police emblem The emblem of the Military Police depicts a sword on a black background with a shield with the letters SP (Sõjaväepolitsei) placed in front of it.
Military Police badge The badge of an active soldier who has completed military police training and serves in the military police is carrying SP and MP badge with silver glowing letters on a black background. Badge SP is used on performing tasks inside Estonia and MP badge is used outside of Estonia in foreign missions.
See also Estonian Defence Forces Guard Battalion Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces
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