“Women peace security conference opening by Riho Terras Estonian Army general who currently serves as the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces”

Riho Terras is an Estonian Army general who currently serves as the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces. Terras briefly served as the Chief of the General Staff in 2011, until he was appointed Commander-in-Chief on 5 December 2011. He was promoted to general in 2017.

High Military career of Riho Terass the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces.

His military education includes studies in the Royal College of Defence Studies in the United Kingdom, the Joint Command and General Staff Course in the Baltic Defence College, the European Security. Policy Course in the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, a Battalion Commander’s Course in Switzerland, a Company Commander’s course in Germany, a Company Commander’s course in Sweden and the Officer’s Basic course in Estonia. Terras’s civilian education includes history studies in the University of Tartu, and a master’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Bundeswehr.

After graduating from the Basic Officer’s Course in Estonia, Terras served as a Company Commander and as a Battalion Second in Command of the Kalev Single Infantry Battalion from 1992 to 1993. Between 1993 and 1994 Terras served as the commander of the Põhja Single Infantry Company. After graduating from the Bundeswehr University (Germany) he served as the commander of the Guard Battalion from 1998 to 2000. Terras was appointed the Chief of Staff of the Defence League Headquarters in 2000. From 2001 to 2004 he served as the Estonian Defence Attaché in Germany and Poland. Between 2005 and 2008 Terras served as the Chief of the Analysis and Planning Department and as Chief of the Planning Section, Analysis and Planning Department in the Estonian Defence Forces Headquarters. In 2007, Terras served in the NATO Training Mission – Iraq as Deputy Chief of Staff. Riho Terras was confirmed on December 2008 as Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence. Before taking up the position of the Permanent Secretary, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in the Estonian Defence Forces. Terras served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the Estonian Defence forces from January 2011 to March 2011 and then continued his service as the Chief of Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces. Terras was appointed the Chief of Defence from December 5, 2011.

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Commondor Riho Terras have been awarded many time by Estonia and by Foreign countrys

Detail Estonian and Foreign awards

4th Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle	23 February 2005
	White Cross of the Estonian Defence League (III class)
	Cross of Merit of the Ministry of Defence
	Distinguished Service Decoration of the EDF	22 February 1999
	Navy decoration ” Belief and the Will ” Class III ” Bronze Anchor “
	Distinguished Service Decoration of the Estonian Defence League
	Estonian Defence Forces General Staff Cross of Merit
	MoD Medal of Participants in International Military Operations
	Merit Medal of the Defence League III Class
	Memorial Medal “10 Years of the Re-Established Defence Forces”
	Victory Fire Carrier Medal
	Distinguished Service Decoration of the Information Board (II class)
	The Baltic Defence College Medal of Merit (gold)
	Special Service Cross of Estonian Defence League School
	Cross of the Estonian Reserve Officers’ Assembly (silver)	12 June 2001
Foreign Awards
	Commander with Star of the Norwegian Order of Merit	10 September 2015 (Norway)
	Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland	13 May 2014 (Finland)
	Commandery of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland	18 March 2014 (Poland)
	Officier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour	4 September 2013 (France)
	Knight Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	9 July 2013 (Germany)
	1st Class of the Order of Viesturs	5 June 2012 (Latvia)
	Gold Cross of Honour of the Bundeswehr	20 April 2011 (Germany)
	NATO Medal for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq
	Merit Medal of the Finnish Reserve Officers’ Federation
	OSMTH Grand Priory of Scandinavia Pro Merito medal