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October 18th, 1944
On October 18, to the northwest of the town of JELGAVA (MITAVA), our forces continued an offensive, crossed the river LIELUPE and secured the following settlements: PIKSTNIEKI, TEMERI, BRANTJUCIEMS KAIGUCIEMS, VAL-GUNTESCIEMS, GAILISI, MEZAMUIZA, VEGAINI, and the railroad stations of TEMERI, LIVBERZE, and BUDAS.
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October 17th, 1944
On October 17 to the west and southwest of RIGA, our forces continued an offensive to secure the following settlements: RIGAS JURMALA, SLOKA, VALTERI, GATCIEMS, USINAS, SILENIEKI, ZVIGULI, LIELCIEMS, MURMAJA, and the railroad stations of MELLUZI, ASARI, SLOKA, clearing the enemy out of the eastern bank of the river LIELUPE between SLOKA and JELGAVA (MITAVA).
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October 16th, 1944
On October 16, to the west and southwest of RIGA, our forces continued an offensive to take the following settlements: VARKALKROGS, VIKULI, PINTI, PLUDI, ANNASMUIZA, LAPSAS, ADIENI, MAZCENA, SUDMALKALNS, DALBE, GAISARAGI, TISI, VOLGUNTE and the railroad stations of LIELUPE, AVOTI, and DALBE.
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October 15th, 1944
On October 15, units of the Karelian Front broke through heavy German defenses to the northwest of MURMANSK and, supported by the warships and landing teams of the Soviet Northern Fleet, took town of PETSAMO (PECHENGA), an important naval base and important enemy stronghold in the Far North.
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October 14th, 1944
On October 14 to the south of RIGA, our forces continued an offensive to secure the following settlements: RAMASMEZS, MEDEMI, BALOZI, PLAKANI, BLIJAS, KRAMAS, JAUNZEMI, CIRULI, BERZU, and the railroad station of BALOZI.
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October 13rd, 1944
Units of the 3rd Baltic Front, together with the 2nd Baltic Front, continued their successful offensive to secure the city of RIGA, the capital of Soviet Latvia, on October 13. Riga is a major naval base and used to be a powerfully fortified German area in the Baltic.
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October 12nd, 1944
On October 12, on the way to RIGA our forces continued an offensive to secure the following settlements: LANGECIEMS, KALNGALASCIEMS, JAUNCIEMS, EJLENBURGA, JUGLASMUJZA (9 kilometers to the east of RIGA), SAVELI, SVALKANI, PRIEDE, TESTERCIEMS, VILCINI, NARNEVICI and the railroad stations of LANGECIEMS, BALTEZERS, SAURESI, and SALASPILS.
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October 11st, 1944
On October 11 on the island of SAAREMAA (EZEL), our forces secured the settlements of UNGRU and IMARA on the southern end of the island. At the same time, our forces took the islands of VILSANDI LAID and ABRUKA SAAR.
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October 10th, 1944
On October 10 on the island of SAAREMAA (EZEL), our forces continued to mop up the enemy force on the southern end of the island.
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October 09th, 1944
On October 9, on the island of SAAREMAA (EZEL) our forces secured over 50 settlements, including UNDA, METSA, KORUSE, KUREVERE, KIHELKONNA, VEDRUKA, KARALA, LUMANDA, TOMALOUKA, MATSALOUKA, TEHU-MARDI, UJDIBE.
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...09 - 18 October 1944...
* Updated daily
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