Editing Riga (section)

=== World War I ===
[[File:Baltische Post 25 October 1908.jpg|thumb|right|''Baltische Post'' (written with [[long s]]) was a German language newspaper in Riga during the early 20th century.]]
[[File:German troops Riga 1917.jpg|thumb|German troops entering Riga during World War I]]
The 20th century brought [[World War I]] and the impact of the [[Russian Revolution]] of 1917 to Riga. As a result of the [[battle of Jugla]], the [[Imperial German Army|German army]] marched into Riga on 3 September 1917.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Russian_Battery/Retirement_01.htm |title=Russian Retreat 1917 |publisher=Greatwardifferent.com |access-date=16 September 2011 |archive-date=18 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618041140/http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/Russian_Battery/Retirement_01.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 March 1918, the [[Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]] was signed, giving the [[Baltic countries]] to Germany. Because of the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918|armistice with Germany]] of 11 November 1918, Germany had to renounce that treaty, as did Russia, leaving Latvia and the other Baltic States in a position to claim independence. Latvia, with Riga as its capital city, thus declared its independence on 18 November 1918. Between World War I and World War II (1918–1940), Riga and Latvia shifted their focus from Russia to the countries of Western Europe. The United Kingdom and Germany replaced Russia as Latvia's major trade partners. The majority of the Baltic Germans [[Nazi–Soviet population transfers|were resettled in late 1939]], prior to the occupation of Estonia and Latvia by the Soviet Union in June 1940.