Baltic German

The Baltic Germans (German: Deutsch-Balten, Deutschbalten, sometimes incorrectly Baltendeutsche), were ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea which forms today the countries of Estonia and Latvia.

Notable Baltic Germans

Baltic Germans played leading roles in Baltic society, with many of them becoming noted scientists or explorers. A number of Baltic Germans served as ranking generals in the Russian Imperial army. Many served with the Whites during the Russian Civil War or sided with the Nazis during World War II.

Related Topics:
Whites - Russian Civil War - Nazis - World War II

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• Karl Ernst von Baer, biologist
• Georg Dehio, art historian
• Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, botanist and naturalist
• Otto von Kotzebue, Russian navigator
• Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Russian explorer
• Heinrich Lenz, physicist
• Alexander von Oettingen, theologian
• Wilhelm Ostwald, chemist
• Johann Patkul, Livonian nobleman
• Wolter von Plettenberg, Master of the Livonian Order
• Georg Wilhelm Richmann, physicist
• Alfred Rosenberg, Nazi defendant at the Nuremberg Trials
• Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, commander of White forces and warlord
• Gero von Wilpert, writer
• Ferdinand von Wrangel, Russian explorer
• Baron Peter von Wrangel, commander for White forces