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gp · 23rd June 2022, 10:27 PM

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

23rd June 2022, 10:27 PM	#343
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 659	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 Attached Images Last edited by gp; 23rd June 2022 at 10:43 PM.