Ludvigs Bolšteins
Ludvigs Bolšteins | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1888 Sesava parish, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 21, 1940 (aged 52) Rīga, Latvia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire White movement Latvia |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1912 – 1913 and 1914 – 1917 1917 – 1918 1918 – 1920 and 1925 – 1940 |
| Rank | General |
| Wars | |
| Awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus (III class (with lances)), Order of St. Anna (III and IV (with lances) classes), Order of Lāčplēsis (II, III classes), Order of the Three Stars (II, III classes), Latvian Aizsargi Cross of Merit, Legion of Honour, Order of the Cross of the Eagle (II class), Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (II class), Order of the White Rose of Finland (I class), Finland Suojeluskunta Cross of Merit, Poland Cross of Merit (gold), Order of Polonia Restituta (III class) |
Ludvigs Bolšteins (February 5, 1888 – June 21, 1940) was a Latvian general. From 1925 to 1928 Bolšteins was commander of the Aizsargi home guard, from 1928 to 1940 commander of the Latvian border guard. He killed himself following the Soviet occupation of Latvia.