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Latvian War of Independence

1918 CE – 1920 CE

Multi-party conflict where Latvia fought simultaneously against Soviet Russia, the Baltic German Landeswehr, and the German-backed West Russian Volunteer Army to secure independence.

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1918–20 conflict between the newly-declared Republic of Latvia and the Russian SFSR

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Conflict · Europe

Latvian War of Independence

1918 CE – 1920 CE

Multi-party conflict where Latvia fought simultaneously against Soviet Russia, the Baltic German Landeswehr, and the German-backed West Russian Volunteer Army to secure independence. Latvia won recognition as a sovereign state at the Treaty of Riga.

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