World War II

15.06.22

Holocaust atrocity evidence unearthed 81 years on

June 15, 2022, 9:58

30.05.22

Latvia objects to planned removal of war memorial in Belgium

May 30, 2022, 13:12

10.02.22

Saeima approves 40 million euro Jewish restitution law

Update 19:24

07.01.22

Saeima supports Jewish compensation bill

January 7, 2022, 9:29

03.01.22

80 years since Audriņi massacre

January 3, 2022, 12:28

12.12.21

Latvia critical of Belgian plans to relocate war memorial

December 12, 2021, 11:22

30.11.21

80 years since Rumbula Holocaust massacre

November 30, 2021, 16:44

03.08.20

World War II partisan bunker found in the woods of Latvia

August 3, 2020, 12:39

07.05.20

Baltic presidents release joint 'VE Day' message

May 7, 2020, 10:39

21.04.20

Park reconstruction halted after mass grave uncovered in Rēzekne

April 21, 2020, 16:41

10.02.20

Video: Being young in Latvia during World War II

February 10, 2020, 11:33

26.11.19

Call to remember victims of Rumbula massacre

November 26, 2019, 12:29

10.07.19

Soldier tales: Aleksandrs Butāns, who served in the Army of independent Latvia

July 10, 2019, 12:39

07.07.19

Kārlis Šnēbergs, who won the Order of Lāčplēsis and the Iron Cross

July 7, 2019, 10:30

02.07.19

Soldier tales: Eduards Sebris, won the Order of Lāčplēsis and joined the Latvian Partisans

July 2, 2019, 11:05

19.06.19

Soldier tales: aviator Voldemārs Miervaldis and the German surveillance seaplane

June 19, 2019, 15:55

28.05.19

Police detain "Black Archaeologist" for trading war-time munitions by post

May 28, 2019, 11:02

09.05.19

Crowds attend Soviet "Victory Day" event in Rīga

Update 21:58

02.05.19

The Forest Brothers: From individual struggle to organized anti-Soviet resistance

May 2, 2019, 17:59

06.03.19

Who were the "dipīši"? The beginning of a long Latvian post-WWII exile

March 6, 2019, 20:54

08.05.18

Remains of 95 more Soviet soldiers uncovered in western Latvia

May 8, 2018, 13:38

25.01.18

School renovation reveals message from WWII

January 25, 2018, 12:10

10.05.17

Misleading infotainment sparks media debate

May 10, 2017, 14:01

23.03.17

Silent hero: The fisherman who took World War II refugees to Sweden

March 23, 2017, 12:17

06.03.17

New Zealand director reveals Latvian grandparents' World War II fates

March 6, 2017, 14:51

28.11.16

Viewpoint: Remembering Rumbula

November 28, 2016, 7:58

23.08.16

Latvia marks Day of Remembrance for victims of totalitarian regimes

August 23, 2016, 14:38

18.05.16

Hero refugee boat coordinator turns 100

May 18, 2016, 14:50

26.04.16

Police disarm illegal gun ring

April 26, 2016, 15:39

11.03.16

People keep looking for relatives lost in WW2

March 11, 2016, 17:02

07.03.16

Riga gears up for March 16 controversy

March 7, 2016, 8:18

27.01.16

New book attempts real history of Holocaust camp

January 27, 2016, 11:15

24.12.15

Remains of WWII soldiers repatriated

December 24, 2015, 11:32

13.05.15

Snyder: Putin would rather dismantle than invade Europe

May 13, 2015, 18:26

08.05.15

Historian: Putin leeches off WWII memory

May 8, 2015, 13:22

Latvia defeats Sweden to seal hockey World Championship semi-final spot

Huge Latvia-Sweden hockey game Thursday

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Latvia makes it three hockey wins in a row00:36

Illegal migrant group crosses Latvia's border

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