Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps
Danish military unit in Estonia (1919) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps (Danish: Dansk-Baltisk Auxiliær Corps, DBAC) was a Danish company of military volunteers, established 1919 as a non-governmental initiative to help in the Estonian and Latvian war of independence.[1] It was originally planned to send several companies to help, but due to the success of war, only one company was sent, Compagnie Borgelin. The company consisted of approximately 200 men with Captain Iver de Hemmer Gudme as corps commander and Captain Richard Gustav Borgelin as company commander.[2]
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Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps | |
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Dansk-Baltisk Auxiliær Corps | |
Active | 26 March 1919 |
Disbanded | 1 September 1919 |
Country | Denmark |
Allegiance | Estonia |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 213 volunteers |
Part of | 2nd Division |
Garrison/HQ | Tartu |
Nickname(s) | Det Danske Frivillige Korps |
Colors | Gray and White |
March | "Björneborgarnas marsch" |
Mascot(s) | Røv (Corps Dog) |
Commanders | |
Corps Commander | Iver de Hemmer Gudme |
Company Commander | Richard Gustav Borgelin |
Insignia | |
War flag |
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