Jan Latsis
| Jan Janovich Latsis | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
February 20, 1897 Jaunpiebalga Municipality,  |
| Died |
March 10, 1937 (aged 40) Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ |
Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service |
1916–1917 (Russian Empire) 1917–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands held | 15th Rifle Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I Russian Civil War |
Jan Latsis (February 20, 1897 – March 10, 1937) was a Latvian-born Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander). He fought for the Russian Empire in World War I as part of the Latvian Riflemen and for the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. From 1932 to 1937, he commanded the troops guarding the railways of Siberia and the Far East. He was simultaneously a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. He died of an illness in Khabarovsk. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
| Preceded by Division created |
Commander of the 15th Rifle Division June 1918 – November 1919 |
Succeeded by Alexander Sirotkin |
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