Battle of Jelgava (1919)

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Battle of Jelgava (1919)
Part of Latvian War of Independence
Monument to the "Heroes of the Fatherland's Sons in 1919" at Skujas School, where on November 18, 1919, the 6th Riga Infantry Regiment stopped the Iron Cross-air strike. Sculptors Mārtiņš Šmalcs, Kārlis Zāle (1937, restored in 1987).[1]
Date 15–21 November 1919 Location Ozolnieku novads, Latvia 56°41′33″N 23°46′43″E / 56.69250°N 23.77861°E / 56.69250; 23.77861 Result Latvian victory
Belligerents
Latvian Army	West Russian Volunteer Army

The Battle of Jelgava was an operation of the Latvian Army from 15 to 21 November 1919 during the Latvian War of Independence. The Latvian Army forced the units of the Western Russian Volunteer army subordinated to the Weimar Republic to leave Jelgava.^[2] Because of this attack, the German Government's intention to start ceasefire talks and reach agreement on the further political status of Courland and Zemgale with Latvian Provisional Government failed.

The main battle took place in Ozolnieki district.