Forced by a low standard of living owing to lack of necessaries Soviet Russia with permission from Germany, moved-into the Baltic states on June 15, 1940, with intention to procure materials for upkeep of her arms and to avoid revolution by the latter. For the same purpose 2% millions were sent to Bessarabia and Bukovina. General Holstein, commander of the Latvian border guards, ordered resistance but was stopped by orders from the capital. Later he was reprimanded for resistance and shot himself to avoid torture by communists. The President, Dr. K. Ulmanis, was absent, attending a song festival in Latgale and the Cabinet led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, V. Munters, of German origin agreed with everything Moscow wanted. It should be mentioned that one year earlier the sea coast had been leased to Russia for plane bases. Having thus many soldiers in Latvia the Russians moved in by air and in tanks without food supplies or any organization. Food shops and dairies were cleared of everything eatable.
Communists were released from jalla and many more arrived from abroad. Banks were seized and cleared of valuables. Nationalization of private property followed. Houses were cleared by force and occupants left behind furniture and pots for the new arrivals. Forced elections were staged. business in these days of terrible weapons and these Aust rohan soldiers shown in bürying the corpses of dead Italians grimly and silently carry out the task of burying the in the foreground. Picture was taken somewhere in the Western Desert after the Austra-lions had repulsed an Italian attack.
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