Other Participants

Many Latvians participated in Aviation-related actitivites in roles which do not receive the same high profile as aviators and aircraft designers. As I acquire information about these individuals I enter their names here - usually I have a brief biography of the individual and perhaps a photo. The interest in the details of their lives is probably limited to their descendants and serious researchers, so I have not posted them here. However, if anyone wishes to know more about any of the individuals named, please contact me at Zulis@aol.com and I will be delighted to share what I have.


Gaisa Speku Izpaligi (AA Crews and Ground Crews) and other Military Assignments

• Abele, Edgars (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Abolins, Gunars (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Aboltins, Eduards (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Alenciks, Janis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Alksnitis, Roberts (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Alnis, Hugo (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Andreas, Pavels (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Apinis, Karlis (Ground support - Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Asanis, Rudolfs (German AA Unit)
• Atkaukis, Julijs (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Auskaps, Karlis (Drill instructor, Language instructor, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Auskaps, Romans (Medical Doctor - unit medical officer, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Auzins, Fricis (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Auzins, Harijs (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Avotins, Andrejs (German aviation)
• Bacs (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Balodis, Imants Gunars (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Balodis, Janis (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Bardzins, Janis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Bauers, Vilhelms (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Belavs, Peteris (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Bergmanis (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Berzins, Janis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Bezdeliga, Olgerts (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Birgelis (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Bisteris, Boleslave (Latvian Aviation, radio operator)
• Blauss (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Blesins, Janis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Brikmanis, Guntars (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Bucus, Rudolfs (Latvian Aviation, naval section)
• Celms, Vilhelms (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Cinovskis, Hermanis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Cirulis, Martins (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Dambits, Indulis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Darzins, Raimonds (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Dauvats, Janis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Dinbergs, Kornelijs (Gaisa Speku izpaligos - Italija)
• Dirikis, Eduards (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Dislers, Paulis (Latvian aviation - corporal, 1st fighter squadron ground crew)
• Dresmanis, Voldemars (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Drezins, Alfreds (VEF aviation technician)
• Driba, Janis Voldemars (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Dumans, Juris (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Eglite, Olgerts (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Ernests, Karlis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Esmanis, Vilis (German military - Anti Aircraft crew 385th Division and 37th Division)
• Evele, Vitauts (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Feldmanis, Arvids (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Freivalds, Herberts (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Goldmanis, Rudolfs (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Grigorciks, Viktors (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Grinfelds, Elmars (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Grinvalds, Janis (German paratroop support in Italy)
• Grundans, Stanislavs (German Anti Aircraft battery)
• Gruzis, Gunars (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Gulans, Alfreds (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Ivanovs, Marino (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Jansons, Alfreds (Lt. Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Jansons, Rolands (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Jatnieks, Imants (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Jegers, Leonids (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Jekabsons, Talivaldis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Jeske, Hugo (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Jurgis, Juris (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Kalejs, Ernests (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Kalmitis, Janis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Kalnins, Janis (German Anti-Aircraft Unit)
• Karklins, Eizens (German Anti-Aircraft Unit)
• Katais, Janis (Katajs-Paeglis)(Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Kaulins, Janis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Kazanovskis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Kazocins, Indulis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Kimens, Voldemars (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Kindzulis, Vladislavs (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Kirsteins, Elmars (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Konstants, Laimons (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Krastins, Janis (German Anti-Aircraft Unit)
• Krastins, Vilis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Krickis, Eduards (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Kronpuss, Karlis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Krugelis, Harijs (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Krumins, Aleksandrs (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Krumins, Janis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Krums, Alfreds (German military - aviation unit, radio operator)
• Kuive, Rolands (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Kupcs (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Kursinskis, Alfreds (Private, German Anti-Aircraft Unit)
• Lacis, Imants (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Lackajs, Vitalijs (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Lasmanis, Alfreds (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Leimanis, Edvins (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Lemanis, Valfrids (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Liberts, Edgars (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Liegis, Alfreds (German Anti-Aircraft Unit)
• Lielups, Laimons Olgerts (German Aviation - Aircraft tech inspector)
• Lorencis, Augusts (Latvian ground crew, Krustpils)
• Lusis, Janis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Mednis, Elmars (Ground support - Latvian unit in the Luftwaffe)
• Mezulis, Voldemars (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Mikelsons, Uldis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Mikelsons, Vilhelms (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Misins, Talivaldis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Mitrevics (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Namnieks, Eriks (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Nareiko, Roberts (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Narnickis, Juris (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Nerings, Egons (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Noreiko (German AA Unit)
• Obolevics, Vitolds (Gaisa Speku izpaligu Instructor in Czechoslovakia)
• Oldermanis, Janis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Osis, Aleksandrs (Latvian aviation, then German military - supply officer)
• Ozolins, Hugo (Latvian aviation, Aizsargi, and LAK)
• Ozols, Adolfs (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Ozols, Vilnis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Paeglitis, Janis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Pastars, Aleksandrs (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Petersons, Janis (Latvian naval aviation)
• Pikelis, Eduards (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Pirtnieks, Bruno (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Pocs, Julijs (German military - AA crew stationed at Riga, then Tukums)
• Pomeris, Janis (German AA Unit)
• Prieditis, Janis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos and Berg batallion)
• Prieditis, Karlis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Prizgolovskis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Pulcins, Edmunds (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Purins, Janis (German 506th AA Unit)
• Putnins, Karlis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Radaliska, Janis (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Renge-Rengitis, Davids (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Rijkuris, Eriks (German AA Unit)
• Rika (German AA Unit)
• Rils, Leonids (German AA Unit)
• Rinkis, Ivars (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Robachs, Fricis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Rode, Aleksandrs (Lt., Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Roze, Alberts (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Rumpeteris, Visvaldis (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Rusko, Jazeps (German military - AA battery instructor)
• Saudins (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Sedelnieks, Atis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos, AA Unit)
• Senfelds, Emils (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Sens, Fricis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Skerskans, Peteris (Radio operator - Latvian aviation)
• Skirpans, Janis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Skreitulis, Haralds (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Skujins, Imants (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Slavinskis, Alberts (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Smilga, Peteris (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Smits, Karlis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Stabins, Imants (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Stepulans, Antons (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Strazds (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Strods (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Students, Edgards (Corporal, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Sturis (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Sturitis, Karlis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Sulutaurs, Raimonds (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Sveics, Oskars (German AA Unit)
• Svikis, Andrejs (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Traubergs, Gunivaldis (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Tupins (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Ulmanis, Eizens (Private, Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Upitis, Augusts (Photo Section, Latvian aviation)
• Usins, Laimonis (Luftwaffe Legion Lettland)
• Vainovskis, Heinrichs (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Velvelis, Capt. Rudolfs (Ground support - Latvian aviation)
• Vikentjevs, Viktors (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Vitenbergs, Arvids (Latvian Anti Aircraft unit)
• Vitins, Peteris (Anti Aircraft gunner in the Latvian Legion)
• Vitolins, Arnolds (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Zarums, Osvalds (1st Lt., AA Unit)
• Zeibots, Janis (Gaisa Speku Izpaligos - AA Unit)
• Zelgis, Jekabs (German AA Unit)
• Zigurs, Alfreds (Gaisa Speku izpaligos)
• Zile, Arvids (German Anti Aircraft battery)
• Zubans, Aleksandrs (Private, German AA Unit)
• Zunde, Viktors (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)
• Zvirgzdins, Adolfs (Gaisa Speku Izpaligs - died in Sept.19,1944 Soviet attack upon Riga)

Sport Aviators

• Belkovskis, Stanislavs
• Eglitis, Janis
• Malnacs, Francis
• Ozolins, Hugo

Others

• Krums, Alfreds (assigned to a work camp in Germany, assembling military aircraft radios)
• Mikelsons, Peteris (employed in German aircraft factories in Pozen and Berlin)
• Rozentals, Ojars (employed by aviation firm "Hugo Heine" in Riga, then Messerschmidt in Bavaria)
• Smits, Janis (engineer involved in building aeordrome at Gulbene)
• Strods-Plenciniks, Konstantins (employed in an aircraft factory in Germany)
• Veveris, Aleksandrs (Aviation journalist)

- HOME -