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3 unusual facts about Soviet partisans in Latvia


Soviet partisans in Latvia

In 1944 and 1945 in Courland they formed many small partisan units (2 to 12 men each) but very active.

The Soviet partisans in Latvia, except those in the forests of Courland in 1944-45 and Lubāns swamps, did not threaten the German Army and its military resources, but rather participated in acts of terror against civilians, served as lookouts for the Red Army, and created lists of enemies of the Soviets that were later used for deportation and extermination of civilians.

July 7, the regiment with combat reached Latvian Kārsava region, but there the German found and dispersed them with great losses and only several partisans escaped.



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