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Battle of Riga was a battle during the Latvian War of Independence that started on May 22, 1919, when the German commander Rüdiger von der Goltz with his troops tried to occupy Riga against Soviet Latvia.
The Latvian War of Independence (Latvian: Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles (Latvijas brīvības cīņas) or the Latvian War of Liberation (Latvijas atbrīvošanas karš), was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly proclaimed Republic of Latvia was invaded by Soviet Russia, and the signing of the Latvian-Soviet ...
The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Riga, was signed on 11 August 1920 by representatives of the Republic of Latvia and Soviet Russia. It officially ended the Latvian War of Independence. In Article II of the treaty, Soviet Russia recognised the independence of Latvia as inviolable "for all future time". [1]
The Latvian Central Council published the outlawed publication Brīvā Latvija (Free Latvia). The periodical promoted the idea of renewing democracy in Latvia after the war. Public displays of resistance such as on 15 May 1942 in Riga resulted in young nationalists being arrested, and others were stymied when their plans were discovered. [1]: 154
The Latvian War Museum (Latvian: Latvijas Kara muzejs) is a military museum in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The Latvian War Museum was established on 15 October 1916 as the Latvian Riflemen Battalion Museum. [1] Initially the museum had its premises at Tērbatas Street 1/3. The museum collected material relating to the Latvian Riflemen and ...
Polish–Soviet War Poland Ukraine (1920) Belarus (1920) Latvia (1920) Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR Polrewkom. Polish victory. Peace of Riga; Independence of Poland; Ukraine and Belarus merged into Soviet Union; 15‒16 May 1934 1934 Latvian coup d'état: Pro-Ulmanis Groups Government of Latvia; Latvian Farmers' Union; Aizsargi ...
The Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German Fascist Invaders, [a] unofficially known simply as the Victory Monument, [b] [c] was a memorial complex in Victory Park, Pārdaugava, Riga, Latvia, erected in 1985 to commemorate the Red Army soldiers that recaptured Riga and the rest of Latvia at the end of World War II (1944–1945).
In the aftermath of the October Revolution of 1917, Latvia declared its independence on 18 November 1918. After a prolonged War of Independence against Soviet Russia (the predecessor of the Soviet Union), the two countries signed a peace treaty on 11 August 1920.