General Hugo ROZENŠTEINS (L.to.about.to.) (11 Jul 1892 - 30 Jul 1941)
After service in the Russian Army, joined the Latvian Army as a Captain on December 22, 1918. Arrested by the Russians in August 1940, he was sent to Moscow, tried and executed the following year.
22 Dec 1918 - 16 Jan 1919: Attached to various newly forming units
16 Jan 1919 - Sep 1919: Wounded, convalescent leave
Sep 1919 - Nov 1919: Deputy Chief of Army Operations Staff
(Mar 1920: Promoted a Lieutenant-Colonel)
Nov 1919 - Sep 1920: Chief of Military Intelligence
Sep 1920 - Jan 1921: Military Attache, Germany
Jan 1921 - 1926: Chief of Military Intelligence, Acting Chief of Army Operations Staff
1926 - 1928: Officer training in Czechoslovakia
(1928: Promoted a Colonel)
1928 - Sep 1929: Battalion Commander, 5. Cēsis Infantry Regiment
Sep 1929 - 1933: Chief of Army Operations Staff
1933 - Aug 1934: Commander, 3. Jelgava Infantry Regiment
Sep 1934 - Nov 1935: Deputy Chief of the General Staff
(1935: Promoted to General)
Nov 1935 - 7 Oct 1939: Commandant, War College
7 Oct 1939 - 25 Jun 1940: Chief of the General Staff
25 Jun 1940: Retired
Principal Sources:
Lāčplēša Kara Ordeņa Kavalieri, published by Latvijas Valsts Vēstures Arhīvs
Latvijas Armijas Augstākie Virsnieki, published by Latvijas Valsts Vēstures Arhīvs
Latvijas Bruņotie Spēki, Edgars Andersons
The Armed Forces of Latvia 1918 - 1940, Andris J. Kursietis.
After service in the Russian Army, joined the Latvian Army as a Captain on December 22, 1918. Arrested by the Russians in August 1940, he was sent to Moscow, tried and executed the following year.
22 Dec 1918 - 16 Jan 1919: Attached to various newly forming units
16 Jan 1919 - Sep 1919: Wounded, convalescent leave
Sep 1919 - Nov 1919: Deputy Chief of Army Operations Staff
(Mar 1920: Promoted a Lieutenant-Colonel)
Nov 1919 - Sep 1920: Chief of Military Intelligence
Sep 1920 - Jan 1921: Military Attache, Germany
Jan 1921 - 1926: Chief of Military Intelligence, Acting Chief of Army Operations Staff
1926 - 1928: Officer training in Czechoslovakia
(1928: Promoted a Colonel)
1928 - Sep 1929: Battalion Commander, 5. Cēsis Infantry Regiment
Sep 1929 - 1933: Chief of Army Operations Staff
1933 - Aug 1934: Commander, 3. Jelgava Infantry Regiment
Sep 1934 - Nov 1935: Deputy Chief of the General Staff
(1935: Promoted to General)
Nov 1935 - 7 Oct 1939: Commandant, War College
7 Oct 1939 - 25 Jun 1940: Chief of the General Staff
25 Jun 1940: Retired
Principal Sources:
Lāčplēša Kara Ordeņa Kavalieri, published by Latvijas Valsts Vēstures Arhīvs
Latvijas Armijas Augstākie Virsnieki, published by Latvijas Valsts Vēstures Arhīvs
Latvijas Bruņotie Spēki, Edgars Andersons
The Armed Forces of Latvia 1918 - 1940, Andris J. Kursietis.