The Russian volunteer army, consisting mainly of German mercenaries, under the leadership of Count Bermondt-Avalov and the supervision of German General von der Goltz, began to attack the Latvian Army on October 10, they had pushed the Latvians to Riga and were holding onto the left bank of the Daugava. [...] There is evidence in Polish archives that in June 1920 the two had already met to discuss the possibility of organizing Russian partisans in Latvia and their use against the Red Army in the regions of Drysa and Polotsk.”12 After the success of the War of Independence, General Radziņš settled in to a more modest life, earning a living by giving military lectures at the military school and by publis. [...] The experiment with the Army Inspector position was not really successful and politicians decided to reorganize the Army, and as part of the reorganization establish the position of Army Commander. [...] Both in the life of a nation or an individual: the more serious and expensive or the more responsible a project is, the more serious attention and consideration is paid to the selection of the person in charge of the project. [...] All of the above pertains to foreign policy, but there must be every bit as close a collaboration in domestic politics, because this is where the military commander gains his war waging forces; the state domestically maintains and supplements the army with both forces as well as war materiel; the strength of the army depends on the actions of the state.
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