Lāčplēsis Day
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Lāčplēsis Day
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Lāčplēsis Day is a memorial day for soldiers who fought for the independence of Latvia. It is celebrated on November 11th, marking the decisive victory by the Latvian Army over the joint Russian-German West Russian Volunteer Army led by the warlord Pavel Bermondt-Avalov at the 1919 Battle of Riga during the Latvian War of Independence, thus safeguarding the independence of the nascent nation. It initially was a day of honoring the 743 soldiers that fell in the battles around the Riga area.
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Memorial day in Latvia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%81%C4%8Dpl%C4%93sis_Day
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2024-04-25T04:22:03Z
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