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During the Nazi occupation in World War II, Sudmalis was one of the organisers of the Soviet guerrilla resistance movement in the territory of Latvia. Soviet sources indicate he participated in the defense of Liepāja in June 1941, fighting with his
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Schools, Pioneer youth organizations, streets, kolhozes, and a vessel in the Soviet fishing fleet were named for
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Only the surrounding figures remain at
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