Latvian Land Forces

Latvian Land Forces
Latvian Land Forces
Sauszemes spēki
	Emblem of the Latvian Land Forces
Active	1918–1940, 1991–present
Country	Latvia
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare
Size	6,700 personnel
Part of	Latvian National Armed Forces
Motto(s)	Vienotībā spēks; (English: "Power in unity")
Anniversaries	30 April (Land Forces Day); 4 May (Independence Restoration and Armed Forces Day)
Engagements	War of Independence; Iraq War Multinational force in Iraq; ; War in Afghanistan Attack on Bari Alai; ;
Commanders
Commander	Colonel Sandris Gaugers

The Latvian Land Forces (Latvian: Sauszemes spēki, SzS) together with the Latvian National Guard form the land warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces. Since 2007, land forces are organized as a fully professional standing army.

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