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Lāčplēsis Day
Memorial day in Latvia
Lāčplēsis Day (Latvian: Lāčplēša diena) 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.[1][2][3][4] It initially was a day of honoring the 743 soldiers that fell in the battles around the Riga area.[4]
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