The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Jānis Liepiņš

Liepiņš

Jānis, General

(1894 – 1942)

1919
Deputy Commanding Officer 4th Valmiera Infantry Regiment
1919
- 1921
Commanding Officer 5th Cēsis Infantry Regiment
1921
- 1922
In Reserve
1922
-
Commanding Officer Battalion, 8th Daugavpils Infantry Regiment
 
- 1931
Deputy Commanding Officer 8th Daugavpils Infantry Regiment
1931
- 1937
Commanding Officer 9th Rēzekne Infantry Regiment
1937
- 1940
Commanding Officer 6th Rīga Infantry Regiment
1940
General Officer Commanding Kurzeme Division
1940
Transferred to the Soviet Army
1940
- 1941
General Officer Commanding 181st Rifle Division
1941
- 1942
Arrested
1942
Condemned to death and executed
1960
Rehabilitated
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis J. Kursietis