Balti pataljoni formeerimisest ja koosseisust
The Formation and Composition of the Baltic-German Battalion of the Estonian Army in the War of Independence (1918–1920)

Summary/Abstract: In the course of the Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920), several ethnic units were established within the Estonian armed forces. For instance, the Ingerian Battalion was recruited from amongst the Finns living in the territory between Narva and St. Petersburg; the Kachanov Battalion from amongst the Russians of Kachanov Parish in North-Eastern Latvia and Laura Parish in South-Eastern Estonia, both of which are now part of the Russian Federation. The Northern-Latvian Brigade consisted of local Latvians and Northern-Latvian draftees, as well as Latvian prisoners- of-war. And Estonian Baltic-Germans, having concluded an appropriate agreement with the Estonian government, established the voluntary Baltic Battalion (in German, also called a regiment – Baltenregiment).

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