Unrecognized soldiers. The story of a battle officer.
The Battle of Mores is an episode of the end of the Second World War, which was of great importance in the further course of the war in the territory of Latvia. The Battle of Mores marks the war in the Sigulda line of defense in the territory of Mores Parish, which took place from September 25 to October 5, 1944. In the trenches of the Sigulda line of defense, about 12 km long, the soldiers of the 19th Division of the Latvian Legion, fighting heavy battles with 10 to 15 times the enemy's defeat for 10 days, stopped the Red / Soviet army units moving towards Riga.
“2001. In July, Mori was visited by the Bundeswehr Major with a companion. The main interest was in the tactics of the Second World War. According to the history of the war, it is known that the 19th Latvian Grenadier Division of More was attacked by one of the most famous Russian divisions, which was commanded by Gen. Shatilov. The soldiers of this division were very well trained and used German attack tactics. Moré was defeated, and this was of interest to the Germans. The main issues discussed were the tactics of combat. For the first time, they heard about some aspects as German officers, which means that they have lost a lot since the Second World War. For example, the fact that during the Battle of Mores the command post of the company was not traditionally on the first line of battle, as taught by the German school, was new to them. The anti-tank guns justified themselves as a weapon of defense on the front line. The Russians used the anti-tank weapon in the attack, involving it in the first echelon, but the German forces used this tactical solution at the very beginning of the war. It was nothing new to them. Mori was also visited by members of the Second World War - men from General Steiner's tank corps, from the tank division "Wiking", from the tank grenadiers division "Gotz von Berlichingen" and others. And there has always been interest in tactical issues. ”
Roland Convintenko “Unchilled Soldiers. The story of a battle officer. ”R: Circle. 2004.
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Mores Battle Memorial Park
The park was created in the former battle place in the Centre of More Parish where during the first two weeks of 1944 in the Second World War, major battles were held, holding thestrategically created defence line and preventing the Red Army from breaking through to Riga, thus affecting the further course of history.
You can see fragments of wartime relics and bunker sites here. A commemorative stone created by the sculptor H. Sprincis, as well as a Memorial Plaque with 186 soldiers names carved into the granite, are located in the Battles of More Memorial Park.
Red Army Brethren Cemetery in More
The Red Army Military Cemetery is located on the side of the main road through More. It is the final resting place for approximately 2000 soldiers who were killed during the Battle of More. In 1974 the cemetery was landscaped and a monument by sculptor B. Grīsle was unveiled.
Museum der Schlacht bei More
Das Museum befindet sich in More an der Landstraße V319. Es ist den Kämpfen bei More im Herbst 1944 zwischen der Roten Armee und der als Teil des deutschen Militärs kämpfenden Lettischen Legion gewidmet. Gezeigt werden ein Modell zu den Kampfverläufen, Waffen, Militärorden, Uniformen und Militärtechnik. Das Museum mit Park zur Erinnerung an die Schlacht von More wurde von ehemaligen Soldaten der Lettischen Legion - Teilnehmern der Kämpfe bei More – ins Leben gerufen. Im Gedenkpark liegen Schützengräben, Unterstände und Kampfstätten. Die Kämpfe in der Umgebung von More waren Teil der großangelegten Offensive der Roten Armee im Baltikum, an der insgesamt 900.000 Soldaten und enorme Bestände an militärischem Gerät zum Einsatz kamen. Die Umgebung von More war Teil des Befestigungssystems der deutschen Wehrmacht. Lettische Legionäre vereitelten hier Durchbruchsversuche der Roten Armee in Richtung Riga. Dadurch konnte die Wehrmacht Kräfte aus Estland zurückziehen und eine Niederlage verhindern. Die Führung der Roten Armee glaubte, dass der Widerstand des Gegners bei More schnell gebrochen werden könne und setzte ihre unvorbereiteten und unkoordinierten Angriffe hartnäckig fort. Dies führt zu schweren Verlusten. Die Vorteile des Geländes und die Kampfkraft der lettischen Legionäre spielten eine entscheidende Rolle im weiteren Verlauf des Krieges. In More gibt es einen Bruderfriedhof für die gefallenen lettischen Legionäre sowie einen Soldatenfriedhof für die gefallenen Rotarmisten.
