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Jānis Balodis

Latvian military personnel and politician (1881-1965) · Latvia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84

Jānis Balodis was an army general, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Latvia (1919-1921), Minister of War (1931-1940), and a politician who was one of the principal figures during the Latvian War of Independence and the dictatorship of Kārlis Ulmanis, when he was officially the number two of the regime as the Minister of War, Deputy Prime Minister and Vice President.

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1965Died8 August 196519321st Class of the Order of the Cross of the EagleAward1927Estonian Red Cross Order Second ClassAward1921Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 1st ClassAward1881Born20 February 1881

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Awards

1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle1932
Estonian Red Cross Order Second Class1927
Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 1st Class1921
Order of Lāčplēsis
Order of Viesturs
Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Legion of Honour
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the Legion of Honour

About this person

Country
Latvia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1965 · aged 84

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