Independent Latvia had been occupied by the Soviet Union in June 1940, then by Nazi Germany in July 1941, forming Generalbezirk Lettland. The Latvian resistance movement was divided between the pro-independence units under the Latvian Central Council and the pro-Soviet units under the Central Staff of the Partisan Movement in Moscow.
Independent Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union in June 1940, then by Nazi Germany in July 1941, forming Generalbezirk Lettland. The resistance movement in Latvia was divided between pro-independence groups under the Latvian Central Council and pro-Soviet units under the Central Staff of the Partisan Movement in Moscow.