Latvia

overwhelming victories that the Nazi’s had in the first week. The initial success of the German attack on the Soviet Union was thanks to the Nazis notorious strategy of Blitzkrieg, attacking key targets one by one with overwhelming military force. Poland, Latvia and Lithuania were quickly invaded and added to the “Nazi Empire” already consisting of nearly all of Europe and parts of northern Africa. Britain and the Soviet Union formed an alliance. Both countries were under heavy fire with very…

The aim of this section is of practical knowledge use. To develop a strategy for Statoil Fuel and Retail Business Center (SFR BC) I will take into account theoretical part and analysis what to consider when making and why do strategies fail. Based on the balanced scorecard method, I will describe four factors: Finance, Internal Business Processes, Learning & Growth and Customer (McCarthy & Chapman, 2013). To specify, SFR BC is an servicing company that serves 9 business units across Europe and…

his country’s strategic position along the western border without getting caught up in any conflicts. When Hitler took over Poland, Soviet troops took over the eastern half they agreed to share. U.S.S.R. later pursuated the Baltic States(Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia) to allow the Soviet’s inside their borders. Stalin tried doing the same with Finland but the Red Army suffered a number of drawbacks. But in the end he was successful. By the time Stalin was done taking over Finland, Hitler had…

achievements during FY15. - Used available resources to enhanced the TSC enablers saving the Government funds and increasing the availability of training enablers. - Recognized by the TSAE Leadership for his outstanding performance during the deployment to Latvia in support of the OAR mission. - Led the training management during his support to 1,241 US and 405 Latvian Soldiers during a total of 88 training events. - Prepared a total of 203 SDZ overlays which ensured that all live fire events…

based on economic status, gender, race and religion, and many people were enslaved. Shklar recounts the circumstances these people endured in order to gain citizenship, economic independence and ultimately the right to vote. Born to Jewish parents in Latvia, Shklar immigrated to the US when she was 13. She went on to attend McGill University and Harvard University and later became a professor and political theorist. Shklar provides a unique perspective on citizenship because she, like many other…

Telesforas Valius was the youngest of his family, born July 10, 1914 in Riga, Latvia. Being born in a Lithuanian family, the family returned to Lithuania in 1918. Telesforas entered the Kaunas Art School after being encouraged by his art teacher in grade school. Telesforas studied woodcuts in Japanese when he took his brief visit to Paris. Telesforas worked in art his whole life after school, beginning with his part time job as an artist at Kaunas Textile Company. Later in 1942 he became a…

Baden-Baden a small town in Southwest Germany. As a young child his father encouraged him to train to become a priest, but when World War I broke out he changed career paths. In 1920, Hoess joined the Freikorps and took part in suppressing workers in Latvia that were staging a revolt in the Ruhr. It was through the Freikorps that Hoess was introduced to Hitler in early 1922. Almost immediately Hoess joined the Nazi Party and renounced his association with the Catholic Church. Hoess…

Kristaps Porzingis will still be a Knick, for now. The New York Knicks picked up the 2018-2019 team option on the 22-year old power forward/center from Latvia. But words are now spreading that he was almost traded by former Knicks president Phil Jackson for the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft in order to get point guard Lonzo Ball. The Knicks selected Kristaps Porzingis as their fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Many basketball enthusiasts were in disbelief and even disagree with…

What was the Iron Curtain The term Iron Curtain became widely known during the cold war and was used to define the geopolitical, military, physical and ideological boundary that separated states that were members of the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe (Eastern Bloc) and those that were not, otherwise called The West. This boundary separated the two areas from World War II to the end of cold war and it represented the Soviet Union’s attempt to shield itself and allies from direct contact with…

occasions, wore a Grand Cross of the White Rose with a collar decorated with Nine Swastikas. Finnish Cross of Liberty also has a Swastika pattern in its arms. A women’s paramilitary organization Lotta Svärd also used the Swastika, but got banned in 1944. Latvia also adopted the Swastika for its Air Force in 1918/1919…