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Latvian Army Garford-Putilov armored car "Kurzemnieks", 1920s. However, the most crucial problem and flaw for both the Latvian military and other militaries of the Baltic states on the eve of World War II had to do with the failure to organize effective military cooperation between all the Baltic states in case of a new war in the region. The ...
A Latvian Army soldier uses hand signals to communicate with his comrades during exercise Saber Junction 15. Note the LATPAT camouflage pattern and BEAR-II vest. The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes: LatPat, Multi-LatPat and WoodLatPat (Latvian digital camouflage uniform). Norwegian BEAR-II load bearing armor system; Kevlar ...
Latvian military units and bases [4] Note: "Special Tasks Unit" is a special forces unit of battalion size. Structure of the Latvian Armed Forces, 2019.
The Baltic Defence Line (Estonian: Balti kaitsevöönd, [1] Latvian: Baltijas aizsardzības līnija, Lithuanian: Baltijos gynybos linija) is a planned joint defense line by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania along their borders with Russia and Belarus. [2] The Baltic Defence Line was announced on 19 January 2024, in a joint-meeting between the ...
Latvian Naval Forces (Latvian: Latvijas Jūras spēki) is the naval warfare branch of the National Armed Forces. It is tasked with conducting military, search and rescue operations, mine and explosive sweeping on the Baltic Sea, as well as ecological monitoring activities. The Naval Forces have participated in international NATO / Partnership ...
Elevation. 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL. Runways. Direction. Length and surface. 00/00. 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete. Lielvārde Air Base (ICAO: EVGA) is a military air base in Rembate Parish, Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Lielvārde and southeast of Riga.
On April 1, 1936, the Army Staff Company became the Army Staff Battalion and was set up on December 10. In 1940, the Soviets occupied Latvia and began the dissolution of the Latvian Army. On July 17, 1940, Lieutenant-Colonel Alberts Vīksna became the last commander of the unit. Officers of the company ended their guard at the Freedom Monument ...
Latvian Air Force (Latvian: Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the National Armed Forces. [2] The first air force (AF) units were established in 1919 and re-established in 1992. It has no air combat capability, thus the defense of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO , with rotating detachments of four aircraft to Lithuania at ...