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Defense of Riga. There was a lot of retreating through the city and a lot of attempts to rise up that were put down. If the Germans get in their first wave of parachutists, which should number over 6k thanks to the number of transports involved, they would be able to rush the city within a couple hours of the landing and take advantage of the locals being against the Soviets because defenses didn't start getting organized until the 25th. So by noon the city should be in full revolt once the first several thousand Germans march in. There is no mobilized defenders and the 2nd wave and later can hold the East side of the city against the late coming NKVD. No militia is able to be raised like IOTL. When the retreating Soviet troops start arriving on the 27th and 28th, two days before the arrival of German ground troops historically, they will run into a city held by at least 15k paras that have been organizing defenses and local help since the 22nd. IOTL there was a lot of fighting in the city leading up to the OTL German capture of it, so there would be a lot of local help once the Germans arrive and that would check the disordered, mauled retreating Soviets that historically had a habit of surrendering once surrounded in 1941-42.
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Mobilization of reserves didn't even start until the 23rd.
Defense of Riga. There was a lot of retreating through the city and a lot of attempts to rise up that were put down. If the Germans get in their first wave of parachutists, which should number over 6k thanks to the number of transports involved, they would be able to rush the city within a couple hours of the landing and take advantage of the locals being against the Soviets because defenses didn't start getting organized until the 25th. So by noon the city should be in full revolt once the first several thousand Germans march in. There is no mobilized defenders and the 2nd wave and later can hold the East side of the city against the late coming NKVD. No militia is able to be raised like IOTL. When the retreating Soviet troops start arriving on the 27th and 28th, two days before the arrival of German ground troops historically, they will run into a city held by at least 15k paras that have been organizing defenses and local help since the 22nd. IOTL there was a lot of fighting in the city leading up to the OTL German capture of it, so there would be a lot of local help once the Germans arrive and that would check the disordered, mauled retreating Soviets that historically had a habit of surrendering once surrounded in 1941-42.
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Mobilization of reserves didn't even start until the 23rd.