Riga offensive (1944)

For the World War I German offensive, see Riga Offensive (1917).
Riga offensive (1944)
Part of the Baltic offensive during the Eastern Front (World War II)

Soviet troops in Riga, October 1944
DateSeptember 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
Nazi Germany 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.