Latvia in the Soviet Union (early flags)

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Flag of 1917

Flag of 1919

Chronology:

• 1918, December 23: Bolsheviks under disguise of Latvian Soviet troops invaded Latvia
• 1919, January 3: the Latvian capital city Riga fell into bolshevik hands till may 22
• 1920 January: Polish army joined Latvian army in war against Bolsheviks and liberated the east of Latvia

Excerpt of Constitution of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia (Adopted 15 January 1919):

"S''ezdy sovetov", Vol 2, p. 187

VII. On the Flag and Arms of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia

30. The Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia shall have a red flag with the letters "SSRL," or with the inscription "Socsialisticheskaia Sovetskaia Respublika Latvii."

Soviet latvian military flags (1918-1919)

Originally the Latvian soviet army was formed by two latvian red riflemen divisions, in May 1919 there were 45000 men (two divisions), 600 machine-guns, 98 field-guns and 3 armoured trains; the chief of Latvian soviet army was Jukums Vacietis who was killed by the NKVD in 1938.
Guy Babonneau, 17 Jul 2001

Fight artillery division

Flag of the first light artillery division of the Latvian soviet army (1919).
Guy Babonneau, 17 Jul 2001

Millitary banner?

Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (1919) the inscription in latvian means «Wake up! people thrown down into damnation!».
Guy Babonneau, 17 Jul 2001