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6 unusual facts about Rumbula


Ķengarags

Ķengarags borders the Daugava River to the west, the Riga-Moscow railway line to the east, Rumbula to the south, and Krasta Residential Neighborhood to the north.

Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

Immediately after the installment of Nazi German authority, a process of eliminating the Jewish and Gypsy population began, with many killings taking place in Rumbula.

Occupation of Latvia by Nazi Germany

Immediately after the establishment of German authority in the beginning of July 1941, the elimination of the Jewish and Roma population began, with a major mass killings taking place at Rumbula and elsewhere.

Occupation of the Baltic states by Nazi Germany

Immediately after the installation of German authority (the beginning of July 1941) a process of eliminating the Jewish and Gypsy population began, with many killings taking place in Rumbula.

Riga Ghetto

On November 30 and December 8 and 9, the Nazis shot about 27,500 Latvian Jews from the ghetto at pre-dug pits in the nearby forest of Rumbula.

Rumbula

Rumbula Air Base, an air base located southeast of the city centre of Riga, Latvia



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