Former shop/police building Infrastructure
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The former store/police building in Talsos, where 14-19 of 1944 in November, the headquarters officers of General J. Kurelis' group were imprisoned.
Used sources and references:
Jānis Kurelis - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
Nazi Germany's occupation of Latvia, 1941-1945 year - National Encyclopedia (enciklopedija.lv)
A group of Latvian soldiers led by General Jānis Kurelis - YouTube
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