 Sachsenberg formed "Kampfgeschwader Sachsenberg" in January 1919, consisting of 700 personnel, several of whom were fellow World War I aces.Based at Riga, Latvia, it gave aerial support to the "Freikorps", fighting Russian communist forces on the Baltic borders of Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.It was successful in establishing air superiority over its opponent, and mainly flew ground support missions on behalf of the Freikorps.