Aperats, Karlis
- Date of birth:
- March 4th, 1892 (Riga, Lettland)
- Date of death:
- July 16th, 1944 (Mosuli, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Latvian War Cemetery Lestene
- Nationality:
- Latvian (1918-1940, Republic)
Biography
SS-Standartenführer Karlis Aperats commanded the SS-Freiwillige-Regiment 32.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
- Unit:
- SS-Freiwillige-Regiment 32, 15.SS-Freiwillige-Division (Lettische No. 1), VI.SS-Freiwillige-Armeekorps, Heeresgruppe Nord
- Awarded on:
- September 21st, 1944
Lacplesa Kara ordenis III skiras
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Schneider J.W., Their Honor was Loyalty!, R. James Bender Publishing, 1977
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