| German Democratic Legion | |
|---|---|
| Deutsche Demokratische Legion | |
| Active | March-April 1848 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Allegiance | German Revolution |
| Branch |  Baden Revolutionaries |
| Type | Legion |
| Size | c. 1,000 |
| Engagements | Hecker uprising |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Adelbert von Bornstedt Georg Herwegh |
The German Democratic Legion was a volunteer unit formed by exiled German craftsmen and other emigrants in Paris under the leadership of the socialist poet Georg Herwegh, which set out for the Grand Duchy of Baden at the beginning of the German Revolution of 1848 to support the radical democratic Hecker uprising against the Baden government. A week after the military defeat of the uprising, the German Democratic Legion was also defeated and wiped out by Württemberg troops on April 27, 1848 in the battle of Dossenbach.