Latvia FDC on "100th Anniversary of Latvian National Armed Forces"

Latvia

100th Anniversary of Latvian National Armed Forces

Date of Issue : 10 July 2019

The stamps depict the National Armed Forces’ combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) or CVR (T), staff and support vessel Virsaitis and helicopter Mi-17.

The Latvian Army was established on 10 July 1919 by combining the Independent Brigade with the Northern Latvia Brigade. A few months later, on the 11th of November, the newly established army liberated Riga from Bermont’s troops.