Bèrzins, Jànis-Alfreds
- Date of birth:
- February 14th, 1920 (Pope parish/Kurland Gubernia, Russian Empire)
- Date of death:
- August 3rd, 2011 (Ive parish/Talsi, Republic of Latvia)
- Nationality:
- Latvian
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lg.Ustuf.
- Unit:
- 6./Lettisches SS-Freiw.Rgt. 1 / Lettisches SS-Freiw.Brigade
- Awarded on:
- October 12th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Waffen-Obersturmführer
- Unit:
- Führer 2. / Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 42 „Voldemars Veiss“ / 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Lettische Nr. 2“
- Awarded on:
- December 17th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Waffen-Obersturmführer
- Unit:
- Führer 2. / Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 42 „Voldemars Veiss“ / 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Lettische Nr. 2“
- Awarded on:
- March 5th, 1945
Sources
- Führer 2. / Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 42 „Voldemars Veiss" / 19.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS „Lettische Nr. 2"
- Scheibert H., Die Träger Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS, Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, 1986, ISBN 978-3790902839
- Bundesarchiv via Archivsignatur RH 7_2489 (slide #335): Verleihungsliste Nr. 136 für EK 2
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