Baltic Military History Newsletter

03/07/2025

On 3 July 1919 an armistice was signed between the Estonian 3rd Division and German force under General General Rüdiger von der Goltz at Strazdumuiža outside of Riga, Latvia ending the so-called Landeswehr War. Unlike other German forces in eastern Europe after the 11 November 1918 ending World Wa...

22/03/2025

25/02/2025

24/02/2025

On the eve of Estonia’s declaration of independence on 24 February 1918, a deceptively minor episode took place involving a top national medical official and two key Estonian military leaders which would have significant influence on the future course of the Estonian republic. In the turmoil of th...

24/02/2025

Vabariigi aastapäev - 107! Photo - first anniversary of Estonian Independence in 1919! (Estonian National Archives. Happy Estonian Independence Day!

18/01/2025

The Utria amphibious operation and the liberation of Narva by Estonian forces in January 1919 is a good example of a joint operation. Its characteristics were that of maneuver warfare rather than the attrition warfare which was so common in the years of war from 1914 to 1918.

14/01/2025

The liberation of Tartu on 14 January 1919 was a significant event in during the Estonian War of Independence 1918 - 1920 and has a greater significance in the overall history of the Baltic region. It also has value as a case study from which enduring tenets of effective command philosophy and “ma...

09/01/2025

Between 2 and 7 January 1919 the Estonians reached the turning point in their War of Independence. This turning point took place in the direction of the Tallinn – Narva corridor which the Estonian 1st Division repulsed the offensive of the 6th Division of the Red Army ten kilometers east of Paide ...

30/12/2024

27/12/2024

https://www.politico.eu/article/estonia-finland-russia-shipnaval-ports-sanction-germany-baltic-sea/

A member of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet is suspected of damaging an undersea cable.

25/12/2024

Here is as promised my foreword to the Taiwanese Edition. It did not fit into the previous post.