Paramilitary organizations based in Estonia

paramilitary branch of Estonia's military

anti-Soviet resistance during and after World War II

The Omakaitse ('self guard') was a militia organisation in Estonia. It was founded in 1917 following the Russian Revolution. On the eve of the occupation of Estonia by the German Empire, the Omakaitse units took over major towns in the country allowing the Salvation Committee of the Estonian Provincial Assembly to proclaim the independence of Estonia. After the German Occupation the Omakaitse became outlawed.

Anti-Soviet partisans in Estonia active in 1940s and 1950s