Baltische Landeswehr
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The Baltische Landeswehr, commonly known in English as the Baltic Landwehr, was a unified armed force formed from Baltic German military formations associated with the Couronian and Livonian nobility
Rüdiger von der Goltz, Major-General
A member of the Baltic Landeswehr
German Landeswehr memorial, Forest Cemetery, Riga
Latvian War of Independence
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The Latvian War of Independence, sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles or the Latvian War of Liberation, was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly procl
Baltische Landeswehr
…aftermath of World War I. It was established on 7 December 1918 and existed as a unified force until 3 July 1919. The Landeswehr participated in the Latvian War of Independence and fought against forces of the Estonian and Latvian national governments and their allies during the conflicts that followed the collapse of German…
The North Latvian Brigade entering Riga in 1919
Soldiers mobilized by the Provisional Government of Latvia marching along Jūras Street in Limbaži in 1919
Signing of the Latvian-Soviet Russian Peace Treaty in Riga, 1920
Currency issued by the Latvian Provisional Government in 1918–19