Georg Bruchmuller1 September 1917
Prepares the German artillery for the attack on Riga. Hutier & Bruchmuller use artilley on to break holes in the defensive line
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Prepares the German artillery for the attack on Riga. Hutier & Bruchmuller use artilley on to break holes in the defensive line
Hutiers Eighth Army attacks Russian positions around Riga to clear the coastal salient. Hutier & Bruchmuller use artilley to break holes in the defensive line
Establishes a bridgehead over the Dvina & the Russian Twelfth Army flees
Riga is evacuated
Bruchmuller & Hutier capture Riga, remains in German hands until the end of the war
Riga remains in German hands until the end of the war. Bruchmuller & Hutier capture Riga
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