The Compiègne Armistice, article 12, stipulated that German troops were to remain in the Baltic provinces to help fight Bolshevik advances and were to withdraw once the Allies determined the situation was under control.
Våbenstilstanden med Tyskland i Compiègne fastsatte i artikel 12, at tyske tropper skulle forblive i de baltiske provinser for at hjælpe med at bekæmpe bolsjevikkernes fremrykninger og trække sig tilbage, når de allierede bestemte at situationen var under kontrol.