Waffen-Obersturmbannführer Antons GRĀMATIŅŠ

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Antons GRĀMATIŅŠ
Obersturmbannführer der Waffen-SS
born: 21 Apr 1891 in Beļava parish
died: 16 Jun 1969 in London, England

WWI service:
Oct 1915 - Feb 1917: Mobilised into the Russian Army, served in the Latvian Reserve Rifle Battalion
Feb 1917 - Mar 1917: Served in the 2. Riga Latvian Rifle Regiment
Mar 1917 - Jul 1917: Senior Adjutant, 1. Latvian Rifle Brigade
Jul 1917 - Aug 1917: Military Tribunal candidate, 12. Army Military Tribunal
Aug 1917 - Jan 1918: Military Tribunal candidate, 2. Siberian Rifle Corps Military Tribunal
Jan 1918: Released from active duty

Latvian Army service:
15 Jan 1919: Joined the Latvian Army as a 1st Lieutenant
19 Jan 1919 - Mar 1919: Acting Chief of Staff, 1. Latvian Independent Battalion
Mar 1919 - Jul 1919: Chairman of the Military Tribunal
Jul 1919 - 1921: Chief of the Military Tribunal Dept., Min. of War and Judge Advocate General
1921 - Jun 1927: Chairman of the Supreme Military Tribunal
Jun 1927: Released from active duty for reasons of ill health

Promotions:
Lieutenant: 1917
1st Lieutenant:
Captain: Dec 1919
Lt. Colonel: Mar 1920

WWII service:
11 Mar 1942 - 9 Jun 1942: Kdr. 28. Schuma Battalion
1943 - 1945: Latvian Legion Legal Officer

Latvian Awards:
Order of the Three Stars, III Class

Married in 1922 to Helēna Zīrnīte-Jostele, son Viesturs (born 1920), daughter Maija (born 1922).

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