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After service in the Russian Army, including as commander of 2. Rīga Rifle Regiment, and a period of captivity in Germany, returned to Latvia and joined the Army as a Lieutenant-Colonel on November 18, 1918. Transferre to the Red Army in 1940 as a Lieutenant-General and Commanding General, XXIV. Territorial Corps, he was lured to Moscow and arrested, tried and executed.
6 Dec 1918 - 12 Jan 1919: Deputy Commander, Landeswehr
12 Jan 1919 - Apr 1919: Sent on secondment to Denmark
Apr 1919: Retired
14 Oct 1919 - Jan 1921: Recalled, General Staff officer
Jan 1921 - Oct 1922: Chief of Staff, Borderguard Division, Acting Commander, Borderguard Division
(1922: Promoted to Colonel)
Oct 1922 - 1929: Commander, 4. Valmiera Infantry Regiment
1929 - 1931: Attending training courses
(1931: Promoted to General)
1931 - 14 Jun 1934: Deputy Commanding General, 2. Vidzeme Division
1934: Acting Commanding General, 2. Vidzeme Division
14 Jun 1934: Retired
20 Jun 1940 - 27 Sep 1940: Recalled, Commander-in-Chief of the Army
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, by Edgars Andersons
The Armed Forces of Latvia 1918 - 1940, by Andris J. Kursietis