The Baltische Landeswehr marches on Riga. Although hostilities had temporarily ceased between Germany and the Soviet Union with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk a year prior, Germany renounced the treaty late in 1918, and with the conclusion of World War I, felt free to intervene in the Baltic to stop the Red tide. In Latvia, the Whites, supported by the Germans, fought not only the Reds, but also nationalist forces. After occupying Riga for a brief time, the Germans were thrown out by the nationalists.

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The Baltische Landeswehr marches on Riga. Although hostilities had temporarily ceased between Germany and the Soviet Union with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk a year prior, Germany renounced the treaty late in 1918, and with the conclusion of World War I, felt free to intervene in the Baltic to stop the Red tide. In Latvia, the Whites, supported by the Germans, fought not only the Reds, but also nationalist forces. After occupying Riga for a brief time, the Germans were thrown out by the nationalists.



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