Vilis Janums | |
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Born | Code parish, Russian Empire (Now Bauska Municipality, Latvia) | 7 January 1894
Died | 6 August 1981 Münster, West Germany | (aged 87)
Allegiance | Russian Empire Latvia Nazi Germany |
Service | Russian Imperial Army Latvian Army Waffen SS |
Years of service | 1914–1918 1919-1940 1943-1945 |
Rank | Waffen-Standartenfuhrer |
Unit | Latvian riflemen reserve regiment 4. Vidzeme Latvian riflemen regiment 2nd. Ventspils infantry regiment 1st. Kurzeme infantry division 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) |
Battles / wars | World War I Latvian War of Independence World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross (in Gold) Order of Three Stars Order of Viesturs Order of St. Stanislaus (III class) Cross of St. George (IV class) |
Vilis Janums (7 January 1894 – 6 August 1981) was a Latvian officer in the First World War and later also in the Second World War. He was awarded with the Order of Three Stars (IV class), Order of Viesturs and German Cross (in gold).