Mārtiņš Peniķis
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Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874–1964) was a
Order of the Three stars
.
Biography
Mārtiņš Peniķis was born 6 November 1874 at Atālmauli homestead, Turlava Parish, Courland Governorate in an ancient family of Curonian Kings. He studied at the Kuldīga city school.
In 1896 he enlisted in the
Russo-Japanese war he saw action in many battles including the Battle of Mukden
. In 1913 he was admitted to the Nikolai Military Academy.
First World war
In the early stages of the
Battle of Jugla in autumn of 1917. After the October Revolution, Peniķis left the army and stayed in German-occupied Vidzeme, where he was interned
. He was released in November 1918.
Latvian War of Independence
In December 1918 he enlisted in the new Latvian Army and became the commander of
general
and became chief of the staff of the Latvian Army.
Later life
From 1921 to 1924 Peniķis was general inspector of the army. From 1928 to 1934 he was commander in chief of the Latvian Army.[3] In 1934 he reached the maximum service age and retired. In retirement he researched Latvian history and worked as military lecturer. He has published several books about military history.
During the
Riga Forest Cemetery
.
References
- ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 605.
- ^ a b "LKOK nr.3/2 : Peniķis, Mārtiņš". lkok.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ISBN 9984-510-17-4
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