What is Johannes Kert?
{{Infobox military person |name = Johannes Kert |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1959|12|3}} |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|3|4|1959|12|3}} |death_place = |birth_place=[[Pechory]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]] |image = RK Johannes Kert.jpg{{!}}border |caption = Kert in 2015 |nickname = |allegiance = {{Flag|Soviet Union}} (1981&ndash;1991)<br/>{{flag|Estonia}} (1991&ndash;2008) |branch =[[Soviet Army]]<br/>[[Estonian Land Forces]] |serviceyears = 1981–2008 |rank = [[Lieutenant General]] |commands =[[Estonian Land Forces]] (2001–2002)<br/>[[Estonian Defence Forces]] (1996–2000)<br/>[[Estonian Defence League]] (1993–1996)<br/>[[Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion]] (1992)<br/>Tartu Malev (1991) |battles = |awards = [[Johannes Kert#Awards, decorations, and recognition|See: Awards, decorations, and recognition]] |laterwork= }} '''Johannes Kert''' (3 December 1959 – 4 March 2021) was an Estonian politician and military officer. He was the [[Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces]] from 1996 until 2000. He retired from the military in 2008. Kert had been a member of the [[Estonian Reform Party]]. Kert died on 4 March 2021 at the age of 61.<ref>[https://www.err.ee/1608131833/suri-endine-kaitsevae-juhataja-johannes-kert Suri endine kaitseväe juhataja Johannes Kert] {{in lang|et}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kert, Johannes}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Estonian politicians]] [[Category:Generals]] {{bio-stub}}