Deutsch-Baltische Gesellschaft

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.

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

Society Chairman

 * Georg von Manteuffel-Szoege (1950-1962)
 * Axel de Vries (1962-1963 comm.)
 * Erik von Sivers (1963-1973)
 * Rudolf von Wistinghausen (1973-1980)
 * Klas Lackschewitz (1980-1984)
 * Hans Erich Seuberlich (1984)
 * Runar of Sivers (1985-1989)
 * Waltraut Dame von Tiesenhausen (1989-1996)
 * Heinz-Adolf Treu (1996-2005)
 * Eckhart Neander (2005-2010)
 * Frank von Auer (2010-2015)
 * Christian von Boetticher (since October 31, 2015)

Corporate members

 * Carl-Schirren-Gesellschaft e. V. - German-Baltic cultural work
 * German Baltic youth and student ring e. V.
 * German Baltic Studienstiftung
 * German-Baltic Genealogical Society (DBGG)
 * German-Baltic church service eV (auxiliary committee of the ev.-luth. Deutschbalten)
 * Baltic monuments eV