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Where did many Latvian residents head by boat across the sea in 1944, fleeing the second Soviet occupation?

In the exam (Latvian)

Uz kurieni 1944. gadā, bēgot no otrās padomju okupācijas, ar laivām pāri jūrai devās daudzi Latvijas iedzīvotāji?

  1. aTo FinlandUz Somiju
  2. bTo EstoniaUz Igauniju
  3. cTo SwedenUz ZviedrijuCorrect answer

Why?

From the coast of Courland many refugees sailed by boat to Sweden, mainly to Gotland. Estonia, like Latvia, was taken by Soviet troops.

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