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Lāčplēsis Day, celebrates the victory over the Bermontians at the Battle of Riga in 1919. (Latvia)
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Lāčplēsis Day
Memorial day in Latvia
Lāčplēsis Day is a memorial day for soldiers who fought for the independence of Latvia. It is celebrated on November 11th, marking the decisive victory by the Latvian Army over the joint Russian-German West Russian Volunteer Army led by the warlord Pavel Bermondt-Avalov at the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
West Russian Volunteer Army
Russian warlords in the Baltic during the Russian Civil War
The West Russian Volunteer Army or Bermontians was a pro-German White Russian military formation in Latvia and Lithuania during the Russian Civil War from November 1918 to December 1919.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Latvia
Country in the Baltic Region of Europe
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)