 The Latvian volunteers loyal to the Provisional Government were also placed under the command of the "Baltische Landeswehr".On 16 April 1919, the Latvian government of Kārlis Ulmanis was toppled by the Germans, who installed a puppet German Provisional Government of Latvia headed by Andrievs Niedra.However, the Latvian Brigade led by Jānis Balodis remained passively under the German command.