The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Martiņš Jeske

Jeske

Martiņš, General

(1883 – 1941)

1925
- 1927
Chief Officer Education Courses
1927
- 1929
Chief Military Training
1929
- 1930
Commanding Officer 6th Rīga Infantry Regiment
1930
- 1933
Chief Military Training
1933
- 1935
Commandant War College
1935
- 1938
Special Purposes Officer to the Commander in Chief of the Army
1938
- 1939
League of Nations Representative in Spain
1939
- 1940
Special Purposes Officer to the Commander in Chief of the Army
1940
Chief General Staff
1941
Arrested by the Soviets and deported
1941
Died in prison
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis J. Kursietis