Krišjānis Berķis

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Latvian general (1884-1942)

PoliticiansLived 1884 to 1942 · aged 58

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Languages10

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Awards 24

1921Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd Class

Cross of the Order of Lāčplēšis, 2nd class

Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class

Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II

Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class

Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class

Order of Saint Anna, 4th class

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class

Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class

Cross of St. George

Order of Viesturs

Aizsargi Cross of Merit

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

Officer of the Legion of Honour

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

2nd Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

Order of Saint Stanislaus

Connected to Krišjānis 6

Santeri AlkioAlso won Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd Class

Loreta AsanavičiūtėAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis

Karel KutlvašrAlso won Cross of St. George

Lauri MalmbergAlso won Aizsargi Cross of Merit Karlis AperatsAlso won Order of Viesturs

Erik BohemanAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

About this person

Krišjānis Berķis was a Latvian general. Rising to prominence as an officer of the Latvian Riflemen in World War I, he was promoted to the rank of general during the Latvian War of Independence, and served on the Army General Staff after the war. After the Soviet occupation of the Baltic States, he was deported to Siberia and died in a Gulag labor camp.