Žanis is a
Latvian masculine given name and may refer to:
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Žanis Ansons
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was award ...
(1911–1968), Latvian member of Waffen-SS during World War II
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Žanis Bahs
Žanis Bahs (also Žanis Bachs; 1885–1941) was a Latvian general. He fought in World War I and later in the Latvian War of Independence, where he commanded a division in the Republic of Latvia. After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 Bahs ...
(1885–1941), Latvian military general
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Žanis Blumbergs
Zhanis Blumbergs (September 21, 1889 – April 26, 1938) was a Soviet military leader and division commander (November 26, 1935).Ныне Auce Municipality, Латвия
Biography
He was born on September 21, 1889 in the town of Altauc, Cour ...
(1889–1938), Latvian-Soviet military leader
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Žanis Butkus (1906–1999), Latvian Captain in the Waffen SS during World War II
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Žanis Lipke
Žanis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to:
* Žanis Ansons (1911–1968), Latvian member of Waffen-SS during World War II
*Žanis Bahs
Žanis Bahs (also Žanis Bachs; 1885–1941) was a Latvian general. He fought in World War I ...
(1900–1987), Latvian rescuer of Jews in Riga during World War II
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Žanis Peiners (born 1990), Latvian basketball player
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Zanis Waldheims (1909–1993), Latvian geometric abstract painter
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Latvian masculine given names