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Līna Čanka, the Glossary

Līna Čanka was a Latvian Corporal of World War I and Latvian War of Independence.^[1]

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Latvian military personnel of the Latvian War of Independence
Latvian people of World War I
People from Kuldīga Municipality
Women in World War I

Christmas Battles

The Christmas Battles (Ziemassvētku kaujas; Aa-Schlachten; Митавская операция) were offensive operations conducted by the Imperial Russian Army and Latvian Riflemen during World War I in the area of Jelgava, Latvia, by the Russian 12th Army of the Northern Front.

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Courland Governorate

Courland Governorate, also known as the Province of Courland or Governorate of Kurland, and known from 1795 to 1796 as the Viceroyalty of Courland, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) and one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire.

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Delfi (web portal)

Delfi (occasionally capitalized as DELFI) is a news website in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania providing daily news, ranging from gardening to politics.

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Eastern Front (World War I)

The Eastern Front or Eastern Theater of World War I (Ostfront; Frontul de răsărit; Vostochny front) was a theater of operations that encompassed at its greatest extent the entire frontier between Russia and Romania on one side and Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and Germany on the other.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Kuldīga District

Kuldīga District (Kuldīgas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.

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Latvian Riflemen

The Latvian Riflemen (Latviešu strēlnieki; Latyshskie strelki) were originally a military formation of the Imperial Russian Army assembled starting 1915 in Latvia in order to defend Baltic governorates against the German Empire in World War I. Initially, the battalions were formed by volunteers, and from 1916 by conscription among the Latvian population. Līna Čanka and Latvian Riflemen are Latvian people of World War I.

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The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was de facto one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union between 1940–1941 and 1944–1990.

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Latvian War of Independence

The Latvian War of Independence (Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles (Latvijas brīvības cīņas) or the Latvian War of Liberation (Latvijas atbrīvošanas karš), was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly proclaimed Republic of Latvia was invaded by Soviet Russia, and the signing of the Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty on 11 August 1920.

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Matkule parish

Matkule parish (Matkules pagasts) is an administrative unit of Tukums Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia.

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Order of Lāčplēsis

The Order of Lāčplēsis (also Lāčplēsis Military Order, Lāčplēša Kara ordenis), the first and the highest Latvian military award, was established in 1919 on the initiative of Jānis Balodis, the Commander of the Latvian Army during the Latvian War of Independence.

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Order of St. George

The Order of Saint George (Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation.

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Order of the Three Stars

Order of the Three Stars (Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia.

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Reģi

Reģi is a village in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia.

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Renda Parish

Renda Parish (Rendas pagasts) is an administrative unit of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia.

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Riga

Riga is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as one of the most populous cities in the Baltic States.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.

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Sloka, Latvia

Sloka is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city Jūrmala, Latvia.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Tukums District

Tukums District (Tukuma rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)

The 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) (15., 15.), originally called the Latvian SS-Volunteer Division (Lettische SS-Freiwilligen-Division) was an infantry division of the Waffen-SS during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Līna_Čanka