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Latvian Army Garford-Putilov armored car "Kurzemnieks", 1920s. However, the most crucial problem and flaw for both the Latvian military and other militaries of the Baltic states on the eve of World War II had to do with the failure to organize effective military cooperation between all the Baltic states in case of a new war in the region. The ...
A Latvian Army soldier uses hand signals to communicate with his comrades during exercise Saber Junction 15. Note the LATPAT camouflage pattern and BEAR-II vest. The equipment of the Latvian Land Forces troops includes: LatPat, Multi-LatPat and WoodLatPat (Latvian digital camouflage uniform). Norwegian BEAR-II load bearing armor system; Kevlar ...
Latvian Naval Forces (Latvian: Latvijas Jūras spēki) is the naval warfare branch of the National Armed Forces. It is tasked with conducting military, search and rescue operations, mine and explosive sweeping on the Baltic Sea, as well as ecological monitoring activities. The Naval Forces have participated in international NATO / Partnership ...
Latvian military units and bases [4] Note: "Special Tasks Unit" is a special forces unit of battalion size. Structure of the Latvian Armed Forces, 2019.
Selonia military zone is a planned international military base and zone to be located in the south of the country, between Aizkraukles and Jēkabpils Municipalities. [1] The Ministry of Defense plans to take over 24,500 hectares of land owned by state forestry company Latvijas valsts meži [] as well as 1,000 hectares of private land.
Elevation. 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL. Runways. Direction. Length and surface. 00/00. 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete. Lielvārde Air Base (ICAO: EVGA) is a military air base in Rembate Parish, Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Lielvārde and southeast of Riga.
Latvian Air Force (Latvian: Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the National Armed Forces. [2] The first air force (AF) units were established in 1919 and re-established in 1992. It has no air combat capability, thus the defense of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO , with rotating detachments of four aircraft to Lithuania at ...
After the end of the Latvian War of Independence, in 1922 the ministry was renamed as the Ministry of War (Latvian: Kara ministrija). After the occupation of Latvia in 1940 by the Soviet Union, the ministry was formally dissolved on 27 September 1940, and its building taken over by the HQ of the Baltic Military District of the Soviet Army until ...