Unified armed forces of Couronian and Livonian nobility from 1918 to 1919
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Baltische Landeswehr
Active
November 1918 – January 1920
Country
United Baltic Duchy
Allegiance
Baltic nobility
Size
10,500
Patron
Rüdiger von der Goltz
Colours
Feldgrau
Engagements
Estonian War of Independence, Latvian War of Independence, Aftermath of World War I
Commanders
Notable commanders
Rüdiger von der Goltz, Alfred Fletcher, Harold Alexander
Insignia
Identification symbol
Shoulder strap piping in light blue and white, the Baltic colors.
Military unit
The Baltic Landwehr or Baltische Landeswehr ("Baltic Territorial Army") was the name of the unified armed forces of Couronian and Livonian nobility from 7 December 1918 to 3 July 1919.[1]
^Colonel Jaan Maide (1933). Ülevaade Eesti Vabadussõjast (1918–1920) [Overview of the Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920)] (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2010-08-22.
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Baltic nobility