The division was established in December 2022 and commands the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades as well as an artillery battalion and support units.

An agreement to establish the division was an outcome of the June 2022 Madrid summit.

[2] Major-General Veiko-Vello Palm was appointed to command the division in January 2023.

[3] The Estonian Division is responsible for the defence of the entire country.

A British brigade is held at high readiness to deploy to Estonia.