Jānis Francis
Jānis Francis (3 July 1877 – 24 October 1956) was a general of the Latvian Army, recipient of the Order of Lāčplēsis, the 3rd class. Biography Born in Ķoņu parish, into a farming family, Francis graduated from a school in Valmiera city. Conscripted into Imperial Russian Army in 1894, he initially served in the 113th infantry regiment, based in Riga. In 1898 graduated from Vilnius military school, as the praporshchik. Afterwards Francis served in the 180th infantry regiment, which was based in Jelgava. He was promoted to the rank of podporuchik in 1899, and to the rank of poruchik in 1903. In 1904 Francis was attached to the 160th Abkhazian infantry regiment, which participated in Russo-Japanese War.Biography in Order of Lāčplēsis home page
He received several awards for his efforts. After the war ...
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