The Baltic Landwehr or Baltische Landeswehr ("Baltic Territorial Army") was the name of the unified armed forces of Couronian and Livonian nobility from...
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offensive of 1918–1919 and the 1919 aggression of the pro–German Baltische Landeswehr. The campaign was the struggle of the newly established democratic...
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national government, headed by Kārlis Ulmanis on 7 December 1918. The Baltische Landeswehr was formed in 1919 largely by the leaders of the local Livonian and...
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the capture of Riga the Baltische Landeswehr and Iron Division advanced north towards Cēsis. The objective of the Landeswehr and Iron Division had now...
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from Russia. These Baltic German military units became known as the Baltische Landeswehr in Latvia and Baltenregiment (de) in Estonia. The State archives...
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Reserve Corps under general Rüdiger von der Goltz consisted of the Baltische Landeswehr, the Freikorps Iron Division, and the Guard Reserve Division. The...
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primary units were the Eiserne Division ("Iron Division") and the Baltische Landeswehr ("Baltic Defence Force"). After initially defeating the Red Army...
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regular battles in the next few months. During April 22–24, 1919, the Baltische Landeswehr Bauska Battalion [lv] with 300 volunteer soldiers was formed under...
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Bolshevist Russia to the east and against the Baltic German forces (the Baltische Landeswehr) to the south. The Tartu Peace Treaty (February 1920) marked the...
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Estonia and neighboring Latvia in the Battle of Cēsis against the Baltische Landeswehr on June 23, 1919. The battle was part of the 1918–1920 Estonian Liberation...
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Rüdiger von der Goltz (category Baltische Landeswehr personnel)
command of Goltz. Also, Baltic Germans and some Latvians formed the Baltische Landeswehr, led by Major Alfred Fletcher. In late February 1919, only the seaport...
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Estonian and Latvian Wars of Independence: The advancing pro-German Baltische Landeswehr initiates war against Estonia in Northern Latvia. June 6 – The Hungarian...
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Courland and Semigallia, the liberation of Riga was delayed. In the Baltische Landeswehr book of memories of the battles, it is said that the liberation of...
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April 1919 — a coup by Baron Hans von Manteuffel-Szoege with the Baltische Landeswehr, which resulted in the formation of a pro-German government — as...
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march over 1,200 km off Riga. White Movement Freikorps in the Baltic Baltische Landeswehr Estonian War of Independence Latvian War of Independence Lithuanian...
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Anatol von Lieven (category Baltische Landeswehr personnel)
Vidzeme, unlike the rest of the Baltische Landeswehr. His detachment only performed rear security duties for the Landeswehr during the campaign. When the...
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from the Soviets, the battalion moved south into Latvia against the Baltische Landeswehr. On 25 May 1919, the battalion successfully stopped the German advance...
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Kapp Putsch and former commander of the Baltic Sea Division and Baltische Landeswehr General Rüdiger von der Goltz, former Reichswehr Chief of Staff General...
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Independence against both Soviet Russia and the German Freikorps and Baltische Landeswehr volunteers. Independence was secured with the Tartu Peace Treaty...
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in the Baltic States, along with general Rüdiger von der Goltz's Baltische Landeswehr. While fighting in Latvia and Lithuania to establish a pro-German...
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Poland Lithuania Supported by the Allied Powers VI Reserve Corps: Baltische Landeswehr Freikorps merged into the West Russian Volunteer Army in September...
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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (category Baltische Landeswehr personnel)
in Poland. As a temporary lieutenant-colonel, he led the Baltic German Landeswehr in the Latvian War of Independence, commanding units loyal to Latvia in...
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Alfred Fletcher (category Baltische Landeswehr personnel)
became active in the Baltic states as commander of the pro-German Baltische Landeswehr. For a short while he was military governor of Riga. After the defeat...
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Division ("Eiserne Division", formerly Eiserne Brigade, related to the Baltische Landeswehr) Fought in the Baltics Defeated by the Estonian Army and Latvian...
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in Kėdainiai; the separate battalion joined the Bermontians. The Baltische Landeswehr, led by General Rüdiger von der Goltz, organized a coup against the...
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Albert Leo Schlageter (category Baltische Landeswehr personnel)
Albert Leo Schlageter ([ˈalbɛʁt ˈleːo ˈʃlaːɡɛtɐ]; August 12, 1894 – May 26, 1923) was a German military officer who joined a right-wing Freikorps group...
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Danish volunteers Finnish volunteers Swedish volunteers Russian SFSR Baltische Landeswehr British Allied victory Independence of Estonia Vidzeme gained by...
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Andrievs Niedra, supported by Baltic-German forces composed of the Baltische Landeswehr ("Baltic Defence Force") and the Freikorps formation Eiserne Division...
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3rd Division, where his main achievement was a victory over the Baltische Landeswehr. After the war, Põdder commanded the 3rd Division and, after 1921...
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Robert Mulka (category Baltische Landeswehr personnel)
lieutenant of the reserve Imperial Army. From 1918 to 1920 he joined the Baltische Landeswehr and fought against Bolshevism in the Baltics. In 1920, he returned...
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