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The German Empire created several short-lived satellite buffer states within its sphere of influence after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: the ' United Baltic Duchy ', ' Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ', ' Kingdom of Lithuania ', ' Kingdom of Poland ', the ' Belarusian People ’ s Republic ', and the ' Ukrainian State '.

Following the defeat of Germany in World War I in November 1918, these states were abolished.