![German forces occupied Riga in early July 1941. Here, war damage to Riga's city hall is evidenced by blackened areas around the building's ... [LCID: 08780]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1f12d879-97d0-4029-8064-68f0e8682984.jpeg "German forces occupied Riga in early July 1941. Here, war damage to Riga's city hall is evidenced by blackened areas around the building's ... [LCID: 08780]")
Les forces allemandes occupèrent Riga au début de juillet 1941. ici, les zones noires autour des fenêtres de l’immeuble attestent des dégâts de guerre causés à l’hôtel de ville. Riga, Lettonie, août 1941.
Voir le document![Jewish families with bundles of belongings during deportation from the Kovno ghetto to Riga in neighboring Latvia. [LCID: 81090]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/5707fffa-12d5-4546-8d1b-3ca005ee7ec7.jpg "Jewish families with bundles of belongings during deportation from the Kovno ghetto to Riga in neighboring Latvia. [LCID: 81090]")
Familles juives avec leurs biens dans des ballots lors de la déportation du ghetto de Kovno vers Riga en Lettonie voisine. Kovno (aujourd'hui Kaunas), Lituanie, 1942.
Voir le document![Jews from the Riga ghetto on the "Aryan" side of Riga. [LCID: 86411]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/413f3e64-eb1e-4ad1-9220-96d558f9e1ec.jpg "Jews from the Riga ghetto on the \"Aryan\" side of Riga. [LCID: 86411]")
Juifs du ghetto de Riga du côté “aryen” de Riga. Quelques groupes de Juifs étaient emmenés hors du ghetto pour le travail forcé. Riga, Lettonie, entre 1941 et 1943.
Voir le document![Jews from the Riga ghetto arrive at their forced-labor assignment in the Luftwaffe (German air force) field clothing depot. [LCID: 72117]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1c642e4e-01fc-46a0-b3ae-777747c9df23.jpg "Jews from the Riga ghetto arrive at their forced-labor assignment in the Luftwaffe (German air force) field clothing depot. [LCID: 72117]")
Juifs du ghetto de Riga arrivant à leur mission de travail forcé dans un dépôt d’uniformes de campagne de la Luftwaffe (armée de l’air allemande). Riga, Lettonie, 1942.
Voir le document![Entrance to the Riga ghetto. Riga, Latvia, 1941-1943. [LCID: 72112]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/ac1fbb9f-6089-48b0-8fd3-3362fc698ab4.jpeg "Entrance to the Riga ghetto. Riga, Latvia, 1941-1943. [LCID: 72112]")
Entrée du ghetto de Riga. Riga, Lettonie, 1941-1943.
Voir le document![Entrance gate to the Riga ghetto. This photograph was taken from outside the ghetto fence. [LCID: 25137]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/31eb4410-2386-4b23-b762-7b465654c293.jpeg "Entrance gate to the Riga ghetto. This photograph was taken from outside the ghetto fence. [LCID: 25137]")
Portail d’entrée du ghetto de Riga. Cette photo a été prise de l’autre côté de la clôture du ghetto. Riga, Lettonie, 1941-1943.
Voir le document![A sign, in both German and Latvian, warning that people attempting to cross the fence or to contact inhabitants of the Riga ghetto ... [LCID: 28041]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/aca89db4-9479-423a-9a43-1a5d87489c2b.jpeg "A sign, in both German and Latvian, warning that people attempting to cross the fence or to contact inhabitants of the Riga ghetto ... [LCID: 28041]")
Enseigne en allemand et en letton, avertissant que les gens tentant de traverser la clôture ou d'entrer en contact avec les habitants du ghetto de Riga seront exécutés. Riga, Lettonie, 1941-1943.
Voir le document![Deportation of Jews to Riga, Latvia. Bielefeld, Germany, December 13, 1941. [LCID: 5123]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/992ccae0-b34d-4b7b-ab93-656545692459.jpeg "Deportation of Jews to Riga, Latvia. Bielefeld, Germany, December 13, 1941. [LCID: 5123]")
Déportation des Juifs vers Riga, Lettonie. Bielefeld, Allemagne, 13 décembre 1941.
Voir le document![Deportation of Jews to Riga, Latvia. Bielefeld, Germany, December 13, 1941. [LCID: 5122]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/6dc8e74f-5537-4629-add6-aa4ff3a540f1.jpeg "Deportation of Jews to Riga, Latvia. Bielefeld, Germany, December 13, 1941. [LCID: 5122]")
Déportation des Juifs vers Riga, Lettonie. Bielefeld, Allemagne, 13 décembre 1941.
Voir le document![Deportation of Jews from Bielefeld to Riga, Latvia. [LCID: 5112]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/998ea10b-12ec-4d32-8a24-632c167e2d2f.jpeg "Deportation of Jews from Bielefeld to Riga, Latvia. [LCID: 5112]")
Déportation des Juifs de Bielefeld vers Riga, Lettonie. Bielefeld, Allemagne, 13 décembre 1941.
Voir le document![A 14-year-old inmate of the Kaiserwald concentration camp near Riga. [LCID: 86214]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/05d05e49-a707-4e25-b3b0-9ee498766ea7.jpg "A 14-year-old inmate of the Kaiserwald concentration camp near Riga. [LCID: 86214]")
Détenu âgé de 14 ans du camp de concentration de Kaiserwald près de Riga. Lettonie, 1943.
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