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| Jānis Lācis | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1897 Jaunpiebalga Municipality, Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (Now  Latvia) |
| Died | March 10, 1937 (1937-03-11) (aged 40) Khabarovsk, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1917 (Russian Empire) 1917–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands | 15th Rifle Division 16th Rifle Corps |
| Battles / wars | World 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 byDivision created | Commander of the 15th Rifle Division June 1918 – November 1919 |
Succeeded byAlexander Sirotkin |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 16th Rifle Corps 1930-1931 |
Succeeded byGeorgy Sofronov |
- 1897 births
- 1937 deaths
- People from Cēsis Municipality
- People from Cēsis county
- Russian Social Democratic Labour Party members
- Old Bolsheviks
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Soviet komkors
- Latvian Riflemen
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery