Estonian War of Independence
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The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the Estonian Liberation War, and War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdo
"Brothers, Hurry to Join the Nation's Army!" Estonian Army Recruiting poster in 1918
General Laidoner during the War of Independence
Officers of Estonian armoured train nr 1 in December 1918
The first celebration of Estonian Independence Day in Tallinn on 24 February 1919
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
Estonian War of Independence
…allies, most notably the United Kingdom and Finland, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the 1919 aggression of the pro–German Baltische Landeswehr. The campaign was the struggle of the newly established democratic state of Estonia for independence in the aftermath of World War I. It resulted in a…
Rüdiger von der Goltz, Major-General
A member of the Baltic Landeswehr
German Landeswehr memorial, Forest Cemetery, Riga