Riga offensive (1944)

Riga offensive (1944)
Part of the Baltic offensive during the Eastern Front (World War II)
Soviet troops in Riga, October 1944
Date September 14 – October 24, 1944 Location Latvia, Estonia 56°58′N 24°19′E / 56.967°N 24.317°E / 56.967; 24.317 Result Soviet victory
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Ferdinand Schörner	Ivan Bagramyan Andrei Yeremenko Ivan Maslennikov

The Riga offensive (Russian: Рижская наступательная операция, lit. 'Riga offensive operation') was part of the larger Baltic offensive on the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place late in 1944, and drove German forces from the city of Riga.