World War II Fall 2022

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World War II Fall 2022

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The Gruesome Year
Scanned documents, Peter Aivars Roze explaining the impacts of the "Gruesome Year" in Latvia.

A letter from an unknown WWII German soldier to his mother, wife, and his daughter.
The translation of this letter is in the source link provided.

A letter from WWII German soldier, Paul W, to his wife and his daughter.
The translation of this letter is in the source link provided.

Soviet Occupation of Latvia in 1940
Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 told through documents of Molotov-Ribentrop Pact and photographs of Soviet tanks.

Full train in Riga
Digitized image of a full train in Riga, Latvia in 1950.

Lacplesis Knight
Digitized images depicting the Medieval Latvia era with the mythical Latvian hero Lāčplēsis and a German knight.

Dzidra Meldere in Dolinka Camp.
Photograph of Dzidra Meldere in Dolinka Camp in June 1956.

Peter Aivars
Photographs of Peter Aivars in the 2000s.

A letter from WWII German soldier, Heinz, to his sister and her family.
The translation of this letter is in the source link provided.
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