Meža brāļi
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Meža brāļi were Latvian anti-Soviet partisans who waged guerrilla resistance in the forests of the Baltic region during and after World War II.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latvian partisan movement
ⓘ
anti-Soviet resistance movement ⓘ guerrilla organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War II period ⓘ |
| basedIn | forests ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
NKVD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet military units ⓘ Soviet security forces ⓘ |
| goal | restoration of Latvian independence ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComposition | Latvians ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Cold War beginnings
ⓘ
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states ⓘ |
| hasMainArea |
Kurzeme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latgale NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidzeme NERFINISHED ⓘ Zemgale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Latvian national symbols ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMember |
civilians
ⓘ
former Latvian soldiers ⓘ |
| ideology |
Latvian nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latvian ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Baltic region
ⓘ
Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet occupation of Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Forest Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of Latvian national resistance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Estonian Forest Brothers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lithuanian Forest Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Forest Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedShelter | forest bunkers ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
ambushes
ⓘ
hit-and-run attacks ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| usedWarfareStyle | guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Soviet repression
ⓘ
deportations ⓘ |
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