Malev, is an ancient Estonian military unit led by a senior officer that's subordinate to an infantry division. Malev was originally based on a manpower of county and was lead by a county vanem. Malev is bigger than a pataljon (battalion) but smaller than a diviis (division). It is currently the largest military formation among the Estonian Defence League infantry units. Leadership Usually, a malev is a sub-component of a division, a larger unit consisting of two or more malevs; however, some b… (More on Malev)