Gulf of Riga campaign information

The Gulf of Riga campaign was fought by the Soviet Navy against the Kriegsmarine during Operation Barbarossa in 1941. During World War I, the Gulf of Riga...

(as of 2023). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118...

June-3 August Gulf of Riga campaign – Series of light engagements between German and Soviet ships, results in German control of the Gulf of Riga 22 June 1941...

Livonians, situated on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga, in most part at the northwest of the Vidzeme region of what is now Latvia, and including some...

winners MSK Zilina. In February 2022, Gulf United played a friendly fixture against FC Riga, a game in which Gulf United player Manyumow Achol was subsequently...

Meinhard's successor, Bishop Berthold of Hanover, landed in Livonia (part of present-day Latvia, surrounding the Gulf of Riga) in 1198. Although the crusaders...

de Tolly, served as the mayor of Riga, while his father served in the Russian army before being admitted into the ranks of the Russian nobility by the Tsar...

Semigallians, attacked Livonia and Saaremaa. During the Battle of Karuse on the frozen Gulf of Riga, the Livonian Order was defeated, and its master Otto von...

Bishopric of Livonia in the conversion of the pagan Livonians, Latgalians and Selonians living across the ancient trade routes from the Gulf of Riga eastwards...

Semigallians, attacked Livonia and Saaremaa. During the Battle of Karuse on the frozen gulf of Riga, the Livonian Order was defeated, and its master Otto von...

Hiiumaa island and northwest of the Gulf of Riga. The administrative centre of the island, and of the Saare County, is the town of Kuressaare, which in January...

Armies attacked towards Riga on the Baltic coast with 3rd Guards Mechanized Corps in the van. By 31 July, the coast on the Gulf of Riga had been reached; 6th...

invasion of Russia 500km 300miles 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1    The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (French: Campagne...

Islands Campaign, June–November 1943 New Georgia Campaign, June–August 1943 Battle of Kula Gulf: July 1943 Battle of Kolombangara: July 1943 Battle of Vella...

of the Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty on 11 August 1920. The war can be divided into a few stages: Soviet offensive, German-Latvian liberation of Kurzeme...

Anderson; in the Gulf War air campaign of 1991, Tomahawk missiles discharged BLU-114/B wire over Iraq electrical substations, and crippled 85% of the country's...

August 1, the Germans captured the capital of Courland, Jelgava. A week later Battle of the Gulf of Riga started and eventually was lost by Germany....

established temporary settlements near Riga and in overseas regions including eastern Sweden and the islands of Gotland and Bornholm. Rimbert in his Vita...

advanced through Swedish Livonia, captured Dünamünde and laid siege to Riga. Charles XII of Sweden first focused on attacking Denmark. The Swedish navy was able...

with the Baltic Sea in the West, the Irbe Strait in the North and the Gulf of Riga in the East behind the Germans. Renamed Army Group Courland on 25 January...

missions in the Gulf of Aden. This cruise, which lasted from January through June 2003, saw Arleigh Burke at sea over 92 percent of the time. In March...