Krišjānis Berķis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Krišjānis Berķis

Latvian general

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1884

Place of Birth: Courland Governorate

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1942

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Krišjanis Berkis (April 26, 1884 in Islice parish, Bauska municipality, Courland, modern Latvia – July 29, 1942 in Perm, Russia) was a Latvian general.
Rising to prominence as an officer of the Latvian Riflemen in World War I, he was promoted to the rank of general during the Latvian War of Independence, and served on the Army General Staff after the war.