The Generals of WWII
Generals from Latvia
Berķis
Krišjānis, General
(1884 – 1942)
1919
Commanding Officer 2nd Cēsis Infantry Regiment
1919
- 1928
Deputy General Officer Commanding Latgale Division
1928
- 1934
Attached to the General Staff
1934
General Officer Commanding Vidzeme Division Vidzeme
1934
Commandant of Riga
1934
- 1940
Commander in Chief of the Army
1940
Minister of War
1940
Retired
1940
- 1942
Arrested by the Soviets and deported to Siberia
1942
Died in prison
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis J. Kursietis