II Вторая мировая война, IV Советская оккупация, III Национальное движение сопротивления, “лесные братья”

World War II and its Aftermath – Soviet Occupation in Southern Latvia and Latgale

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Latvia: Southern Kurzeme, Zemgale, Sēlija, Latgale
Длительность: 5 дня
Liepāja – Skrunda – Saldus – Zvārde – Ezere – Auce – Jelgava – Bauska – Aizkraukle – Koknese – Preiļi – Aglona - Rēzekne – Malnava – Viļaka – Stompaki Swamp – Balvi

The route runs through the southern part of Latvia along the Lithuanian border, and then turns along the border of the European Union – through Latgale towards Balvi. It con nects the two most distant points of Latvia – Liepāja in the south-west of Latvia and Balvi in the north-east of the coun try, presenting evidence of the Second World War both in the Kurzeme Pocket, and in eastern Latvia. The route also reveals the consequences of the war – the Soviet occupa tion and its heavy impact on the fate of the people of the 20th century. This route, or a part thereof, can be connected to the following routes in Lithuania: “Legacy of the Cold War and Soviet Occupation in Žemaitija”, or “The Scenes of Soviet Lithuania”, or “The Military heritage along the Iron Curtain”.

Что включает тур

The route offers a wide va riety of sites – museums, private collections, monuments, and memorial sites. You will be able to step into the shoes of a prisoner at the Karosta Military Port of Liepāja, board the train carriage that deported Latvians to Siberia, visit the Soviet Air Force target polygon in Zvārde, bunkers and bat tle sites of the national partisans, and memorials dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust and other victims of war. You will have the opportunity to see the place that Adolf Hitler visited during World War II.