List of former Latvian commanders

This is a list of the former Latvian commanders, which also includes the Latvian officers who have served in the Imperial Russian Army, Wehrmacht, Waffen SS and the military commanders, who have retired since the restoration of the Republic of Latvia in 1991:[1]

Superior officers

Generals and Admirals

  • Jānis Francis (1877-1956)
  • Oto Grosbarts (1895-1944)
  • Mārtiņš Hartmanis (1882-1941)
  • Jānis Teodors Indāns (1895-1941)
  • Martiņš Jeske (1883-1941)
  • Aleksandrs Kalējs (1876-1934)
  • Bruno Kalniņš (1899-1990)
  • Eduards Kalniņš (1876-1964)
  • Roberts Klaviņš (1885-1941)
  • Rūdolfs Klinsons (1889-1941)
  • Andrejs Krustiņš (1884-1941)
  • Jānis Kurelis (1882-1954)
  • Arvīds Kurše (1896-1953)
  • Jānis Lavenieks (1890-1969)
  • Jānis Liepiņš (general) (1894-1942)

  • Augusts Ernests Misiņš (1863-1940)
  • Kārlis Prauls (1895-1941)
  • Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874-1964)
  • Hugo Rozenšteins (1892-1941)
  • Voldemārs Johans Skaistlauks (1892-1972)
  • Vilis Spandegs (1890-1941)
  • Teodors Spāde (1891 - 1970)
  • Verners Tepfers (1893-1958)
  • Oto Ūdentiņš (1892-1988)
  • Fricis Virsaitis (1892-1943)

Lieutenant Generals and Vice Admirals

Major Generals and Rear Admirals

Brigadier-Generals and Commodores

Senior officers

Colonels and Captens

Lieutenant Colonels and Commanders

Majors and Lieutenant Commanders

Junior Officers

Captens and Lieutenants

See also

Notable fighter pilots

Notes and references