The Generals of WWII
Generals from Latvia
Balodis, Jānis
General
* 20th of February 1881
† 8th of August 1965
Promotions
| 1920-01-23 | General |
Service
| 1919-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Independent Latvian Brigade | ||
| 1919-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Kurzeme Division | ||
| 1919-XX-XX | Commander in Chief Eastern Front | ||
| 1919-XX-XX | – | 1921-XX-XX | Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 1921-07-01 | Retired | ||
| 1931-12-07 | – | 1940-07-XX | Minister of War |
| 1938-XX-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | Deputy Minister-President |
| 1940-XX-XX | Retired | ||
| 1940-07-31 | – | 1956-XX-XX | Arrested by the Soviets and deported to Siberia |
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis J. Kursietis