German soldiers in Latvian SSR war captive camps: reflections of problems in soviet represive structures documents

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide research insights on the topic of German prisoners of war in Latvia (1945–1950). Research objectives: 1) to examine the sources; 2) to investigate the situation of German prisoners in the prisoner-of-war camps on the territory of the Latvian SSR; and 3) to investigate the problems of researching the historical source – the USSR NKVD German prisoner-of-war cemetery books.