On March 3, 1919 German and Latvian forces commenced a counterattack against the forces of Soviet Latvia.

However, some 200,000 German troops held out in Courland along with Latvian forces resisting Soviet reoccupation.

This would ensure that if the Soviets did launch an attack, the Latvian forces could hold these locations long enough to inform the rest of the world.

After that, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Latvian armed forces, and liberated Latgale from Red Army.

In September 1919, joint Polish and Latvian forces took the southern shore of Daugava, including Grīva.

German and Latvian forces remained trapped in the Courland pocket until the end of the war, capitulating on 10 May 1945.

A few minor clashes have erupted between Russian troops and Latvian or Estonian forces, usually over access to installations or services.

In late February 1919, only the seaport of Liepāja remained in the hands of the German and Latvian forces.

The German forces were deported and the Latvian forces were executed as traitors.

In the 2010 parliamentary election, Harmony Centre became the second Latvian political force and the main opposition alliance in Parliament.