Kurland:  Walk 9/44*
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German defend vs. Soviet assault*
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Design:  C. B. Blackard*
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September 14, 1944:  Soviet forces launch an enormous offensive to capture the Latvian capital of Riga.  All divisions of the German XXVIII. Armee-Korps are forced to pull back, except one - the veteran 21st Infanterie Division from East Prussia which, despite the overwhelming numerical superiority of the Soviet attackers, refuses to be dislodged from its positions near Walk.*
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Source:  Kurowski, "Bridgehead Kurland" p. 44. 
