Rēzekne is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called The Heart of Latgale (Latvian Latgales sirds, ...

The bombing of Rēzekne took place at Easter 1944, and as a result a large part of the city's buildings were destroyed and dozens of civilians were killed, ...

Rēzekne was heavily damaged by both Nazi and Soviet armies during World War II; after heavy air-bombing by Soviet forces in 1944, 2/3 of its original buildings ...

During the World War II, Rezekne was severely damaged and public and residential buildings were for the most part destroyed. After the War, Rezekne ...

The castle served as a base of the local Livonian order landlords until the 16th century and also as the main military support base for battles against Russians ...

The monument marks the Red Army's victory over occupying German forces in April 1944. Rēzekne was a strategically important railway junction for the Eastern ...

After the declaration of war between Germany and Russia [103] the city became a center for those who were escaping into Russia [104]. Many Soviet officials, ...

8 мая 2024 г. · Of all Latvian townscapes, it was Rēzekne that suffered most from Soviet air strikes, being targeted at least 11 times from April to July 1944.

During World War II, the majority of public and residential buildings were destroyed; after the war almost all of the war-torn city had to be rebuilt. However, ...

Mass–scale massacre of Jews in the Rēzekne Jewish Cemetery took place in August 1941, when the majority of Rēzekne Jews were killed.