In 2021, the Latvian Officers’ Association (Latviešu virsnieku apvienība) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary, while in 2022 the National Soldiers’ Fellowship (Nacionālo karavīru biedrība) will also be celebrating its centenary. These are the two oldest organisations in Latvia associated with the national military and defence systems. Both are active and play their part in preserving Latvian history and in the patriotic upbringing of the younger generations. In the mid-nineties, Tālavs Jundzis, the minister of defence at that time, proposed the first Latvian officers’ conference which took place in 1998. In many ways that was significant for new officers in the Latvian army – an exchange of experiences and new ways of thinking. During the conference, the decision was taken to organize such gatherings every five years. The second conference took place in 2003. And with that, everything ceased!
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19.01.2021
