Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Kutorwa kweLatvia neSoviet muna 1940, kwaisanganisira kuendeswa kuSiberia Gulags (kuendeswa kwaJune
), yakakonzera kuderera kukuru kwehukama hweLatvia neRussia. Nazi Germany yakabva yatora Latvia muna 1941 panguva yeHondo Yenyika II, kusvikira USSR yadzoka muna 1944 kuti itangezve basa, zvichikonzera kudzingwazve. Munguva iyi vanhu vokuLatvia vakawanda vakatiza nevaGermany vakanga vachidzokera shure kana kuti vakaenda kuSweden.