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{{short description|Twentieth century Latvian soldier}}
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|name = Jan Janovich Latsis
|name = Jānis Lācis
|image = Lacis Jan Janovich.jpg
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|birth_date = February 20, 1897
|birth_date = February 20, 1897
|birth_place = [[Jaunpiebalga Municipality]], {{LAT}}
|birth_place = [[Jaunpiebalga Municipality]], [[Kreis Wenden]], [[Governorate of Livonia]], [[Russian Empire]] (Now {{LAT}})
|death_date = {{d-da|March 10, 1937|February 20, 1897}}
|death_date = {{d-da|March 10, 1937|February 20, 1897}}
|death_place = [[Soviet Union]]
|death_place = [[Khabarovsk]], [[Soviet Union]]
|allegiance = [[Russian Empire]]<br>[[Soviet Union]]
|allegiance = [[Russian Empire]]<br>[[Soviet Union]]
|branch = [[Imperial Russian Army]]<br>[[Soviet Red Army]]
|branch = [[Imperial Russian Army]]<br>[[Soviet Red Army]]
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|serviceyears= 1916–1917 (Russian Empire)<br>1917–1937 (Soviet Union)
|serviceyears= 1916–1917 (Russian Empire)<br>1917–1937 (Soviet Union)
|battles = [[World War I]]<br>[[Russian Civil War]]
|battles = [[World War I]]<br>[[Russian Civil War]]
|commands = [[15th Rifle Division]]
|commands = [[15th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|15th Rifle Division]]<br>[[16th Rifle Corps]]
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'''Jan Latsis''' (February 20, 1897 – March 10, 1937) was a Latvian-born Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander). He fought for the Russian Empire in World War I as part of the [[Latvian Riflemen]] and for the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the [[Order of Lenin]] and the [[Order of the Red Banner]]. From 1932 to 1937, he commanded the troops guarding the railways of [[Siberia]] and the [[Far East]]. He was simultaneously a member of the Central Executive Committee of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]]. He died of an illness in [[Khabarovsk]]. He is buried at [[Novodevichy Cemetery]].
'''Jānis Lācis''' ({{langx|ru|Ян Я́нович Ла́цис}}, ''Yan Yanovich Latsis''; February 20, 1897 – March 10, 1937) was a [[Latvian Riflemen]], later Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander).
Lacis fought in the 4th Vidzeme Latvian Riflemen Regiment of the [[Imperial Russian Army]] in [[World War I]] before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent [[Russian Civil War|civil war]]. He was a recipient of the [[Order of Lenin]] and the [[Order of the Red Banner]]. From 1932 to 1937, he commanded the troops guarding the railways of [[Siberia]] and the [[Far East]]. He was simultaneously a member of the Central Executive Committee of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]]. He died of an illness in [[Khabarovsk]]. He is buried at [[Novodevichy Cemetery]].
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 19 December 2024

Jānis Lācis
BornFebruary 20, 1897
Jaunpiebalga Municipality, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (Now  Latvia)
DiedMarch 10, 1937 (1937-03-11) (aged 40)
Khabarovsk, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1916–1917 (Russian Empire)
1917–1937 (Soviet Union)
RankKomkor
Commands15th Rifle Division
16th Rifle Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Jānis Lācis (Russian: Ян Я́нович Ла́цис, Yan Yanovich Latsis; February 20, 1897 – March 10, 1937) was a Latvian Riflemen, later Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander).

Lacis fought in the 4th Vidzeme Latvian Riflemen Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. From 1932 to 1937, he commanded the troops guarding the railways of Siberia and the Far East. He was simultaneously a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. He died of an illness in Khabarovsk. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

Military offices
Preceded by
Division created
 Commander of the 15th Rifle Division
June 1918 – November 1919 		Succeeded by
Alexander Sirotkin
Preceded by
 Commander of the 16th Rifle Corps
1930-1931 		Succeeded by
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