Battle of Jelgava (1919)

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Battle of Jelgava (1919)
Part of Latvian War of Independence
Piemineklis pie Skuju skolas.jpg
Monument to the "Heroes of the Fatherland's Sons in 1919" at Skujas School, where on November 18, 1919, the 6th Riga Infantry Regiment stopped the Iron Cross-air strike. Sculptors Mārtiņš Šmalcs, Kārlis Zāle (1937, restored in 1987). [1]
Date15–21 November 1919
Location 56°41′33″N23°46′43″E / 56.69250°N 23.77861°E / 56.69250; 23.77861
Result Decisive Latvian victory
Belligerents
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvian Army WestRussianVolunteerArmy.svg West Russian Volunteer Army

The Battle of Jelgava was an operation of the Latvian Army from 15 to 21 November 1919 during the Latvian War of Independence. The Latvian Army forced the units of the Western Russian Volunteer army subordinated to the Weimar Republic to leave Jelgava. [2] Because of this attack, the German Government's intention to start ceasefire talks and reach agreement on the further political status of Courland and Zemgale with Latvian Provisional Government failed.

The main battle took place in Ozolnieki district.

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References

  1. (in Latvian) Piemineklis / brāļu kaps kritušajiem 6. Rīgas kājnieku pulka karavīriem pie bijušās Skuju skolas
  2. On the night of 19 November, Colonel Bermondt-Avalov placed his forces under the protection of General Eberhardt, the successor to Count von der Goltz, who sought an early truce. from Andrew Parrott The Baltic States from 1914 to 1923: The First World War and the Wars of Independence Archived 2019-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Baltic Defence Review N8 Vol. 2/2002