What was Riga, Latvia like during WW2?

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I hope this helps and I’m sure you could get more specific information about the various further details of Riga during this time. 16 June 1940 - Soviet Army enters Riga. Picture Wikipedia. read more

During World War II more than 200,000 Latvian soldiers ended up in the rank and file of both occupation forces; approximately half of them (100,000) were killed on the battlefield. It is estimated that, as a result of the war, the population of Latvia decreased by between 300,000 and 500,000 (a 25% decrease compared to 1939). read more

After the occupation of Latvia in June 1940 the annihilation of the Latvian army began. The army was renamed People’s Army, and in September–November 1940, the Red Army’s 24th Territorial Rifle Corps. read more