Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft

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The Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft ("German-Baltic Society") is an organization which represents Baltic German refugees expelled from Estonia and Latvia during World War II and its aftermath. It was established in 1950 as the Deutsch-Baltische Landsmannschaft im Bundesgebiet.

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The organization is based in Darmstadt, Hesse. Its youth organization is the Deutschbaltischer Jugend- und Studentenring.

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References

  1. Deutsch Baltische Gesellschaft e.V. "Die Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft - Wir über uns" . Retrieved 2017-01-31.