Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga

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  • 2007
  • 1 hr 58 min
  •  5.429  (21)
  •   Released

The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.

Defenders of Riga
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The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.
  • Release Date
    2007
  • Runtime
    1 hr 58 min
  • Language
    lv
  • Rating
    5.429  (21)