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They attacked across Tīrelis Swamp against the Latvian and Russian positions. The Latvian Riflemen and the Siberian regiments desperately defended their positions for three days. The Russians attempted to launch three counterattacks, but all failed. In one of those counterattacks, the Latvian Riflemen were forced to attack across an open field against German machine guns and thus suffered heavy losses (especially the 3rd Kurzeme Regiment). The temperature dropped to -38°C rendering it impossible for either side to continue active warfare. The Germans managed to regain 80% of their lost positions, although 'Machine-gun Hill' stayed in Russian hands.
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on Machine-gun Hill. Many German soldiers managed to retreat, around 1000 being taken prisoners. It was the biggest victory by the Russian forces on the Riga Front and the German Army lost one of its strongest fortifications. Overall, a more than 7 kilometer wide gap was made in the German lines. However, the commander of the 12th Russian Army was not in a position to exploit the opportunity and organize a pursuit because he had not anticipated the Latvian Rifle Brigade's victory.
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barriers. After this was done, the main forces of the two Latvian Riflemen brigades advanced through the breached wire using the element of surprise without any artillery support to prevent giving the German garrison forces an advanced warning of the ongoing operation. After successfully crossing the
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were stationed in Jelgava. On the early morning of 23 January a massive artillery barrage started, soon followed by an infantry attack along the whole battle line. The main German forces consisted of the 1st. Reserve division (1. Reserve-Division) and 2nd Infantry Division (2. Infanterie-Division).
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Hill"). On Christmas morning, the 3rd and 7th Latvian Riflemen Regiments, together with the 53rd Siberian Regiment, after suffering heavy losses, partially surrounded the German forces. The 2nd Latvian Rifleman Brigade attacked the position from the rear and thus finally broke the German resistance
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This operation cost the Latvian rifleman and Russians bloody losses. However, they partially fulfilled their goal, the Russians tested a new breakthrough tactic, which proved successful, and they were also able to pull back part of the German forces from the Romanian front, which helped the latter
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homestead fell to the assaulting forces. At this point the attack was stopped as the Russian Commander-in-Chief had no reinforcements on hand to put into the action apart from 17th Siberian Regiment, which refused to go to battle, this mutiny was supported by several other units from the II and VI
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they captured the first German battle line after a brief skirmish. Many of the soldiers could not make it to the wall and did not have a way to retreat without the Germans spotting them, thus these units chose to die from frostbite (whilst not moving) over betraying their fellow Latvian brothers.
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The battle continued over the next two days with varying success, as all the Latvian units became involved in heavy fighting within the breached position and the German defence stiffened as it received reinforcements from Jelgava. In further fighting the German second
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and Jelgava. The main assault force was the 6th Siberian Rifle Corps which included two Latvian Riflemen brigades ("strēlnieki" who became a part of Latvian folklore and an important factor in the Latvian national awakening movement).
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in the attack, their main task being to capture the first German lines and clear the way for the main force following behind them. Wearing white winter camouflage uniforms and using the cover of a heavy
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Also a railway line was constructed for the delivery of ammunition. The Russian 12th Army was divided into three groups before it attacked. The main task force was the Babīte group which consisted of 48
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After their partial defeat in the Christmas battles, the German 8th Army organized a counterattack to capture lost positions. The Germans received strong reinforcements and many fresh
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avoid defeat. However, the 12th Army Command punished the Siberian Riflemen, some of whom refused to go into battle – 92 of them were brought before the war tribunal and
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battlefield. In mid-December 1916 there was a deep drop in temperature with a heavy frost, making it impossible to move through the now frozen
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on the northern side of Tīreļpurvs. A central part of those fortifications was a fortified hill, which later was named
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in October 1915. Almost immediately German forces began fortifying their positions. A huge, 30 kilometer long
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and gain access to the German fortifications. It was quickly decided to launch an attack at
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are still visible in this area today, complemented by reconstructed fortifications and
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On 25 December (7 January) Russian troops launched an attack on heavily fortified
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The attack began early morning 23 December (5 January) and surprised the
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Siberian Army Corps, and an augury of things to come in the
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Today Tīrelis Swamp and the nearby forests are part of the
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and bunker in the Museum of the Christmas Battles. (2009)
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Latvian Rifleman in the trenches during Christmas Battles
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German scheme of the Riga front and Christmas battles
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