Riga offensive (1944)
1944 Soviet offensive against Nazi Germany during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the World War I German offensive, see Riga Offensive (1917).
The Riga offensive (Russian: Рижская наступательная операция, lit. 'Riga offensive operation') was part of the larger Baltic offensive on the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place late in 1944, and drove German forces from the city of Riga.
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Part of the Baltic offensive during the Eastern Front (World War II) | |||||||
Soviet troops in Riga, October 1944 | |||||||
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Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
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Ferdinand Schörner |
Ivan Bagramyan Andrei Yeremenko Ivan Maslennikov |
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