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Old 1st April 2024, 11:40 PM   #489
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Lavian Riflemen, AKA "strelniki"

Part of the Russian Imperial Army, in WW I about 30.000 men around 1917
Some later joined the Bolshevik revolution and hence its army
The majority remained in Latvia to protect the country due to an internal strugle and instability,
caused by 3 governments fighting for control ( German, Sovjet and Latvian) untill Latvia's independance 1920/22
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...&postcount=343

a couple more pics of these soldiers and their swords
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