Wars, politics & history

Latvian War of Independence

from 5 December 1918 to 11 August 1920

Series of military conflicts in Latvia between 1918 and 1920 after Soviet Russia invaded the newly proclaimed Republic of Latvia. It began on 5 December 1918 in what is now Latvia and lasted until 11 August 1920 (about 2 years). The setting was Latvia. It was part of the Russian Civil War.

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