The outdoor scenes of the film were shot at the Cinevilla backlot in Tukums, Latvia, a backlot built especially for Defenders of Riga.
Georges Dancigers (17 February 1908 Tukums, Russian Empire(now Latvia) – 1 November 1993 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was a Russian-born French film producer.
Karim Ayari (born March 27, 1983) is a professional Tunisian boxer based in Tukums, Latvia who fights in the Cruiserweight division.
During one of these missions, as she was bombarding German positions near Tukums on 25 September 1915, she was hit in the conning tower while at anchor, killing her captain and five others.
The Brigade was immediately sent into action, launching a counterattack towards Libau in Latvia and was involved in some heavy fighting with a Red Army Cavalry Corps and the attempt to recapture Tukums failed.
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It was formed in 1944, from the SS Training and Reserve Regiments based in Latvia, to keep the road to Riga open and to counter the Red Armys summer offensive, which had captured Mitau and Tukums and putting the whole of Courland in danger.
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