The Soviet Army in Northern Lithuania between January and June 1919

In January 1919, the Army of Soviet Latvia (ASL) emerged out of Red Army units fighting on future Latvian territory. Until its dissolution in early June 1919, units of the ASL participated in a war that covered areas claimed by both the Latvian and Lithuanian governments. The article aims to reevalu...

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Published in:	Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis
Main Author:	Jānis Šiliņš
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	Klaipėda University 2018-12-01
Subjects:	Red Army Army of Soviet Latvia Latvian-Soviet war Lithuanian-Soviet war
Online Access:	https://e-journals.ku.lt/doi/10.15181/ahuk.v36i0.1848

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