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Kārlis Goppers

General Kārlis Goppers (April 2, 1876, Plāņi parish – March 25, 1941 at Ulbroka) was a Latvian military officer and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija (Boy-scouts central organisation).

He was the commander of the 7th Bauska riflemen regiment during World War I and commander of the Vidzeme division of the Latvian army, from 1924 to April 1934, when he retired.

In 1940, after the Soviet occupation of Latvia, a special officer was appointed by the communists to abolish Scouting. Scouting continued unofficially and underground, operating without uniforms and in the forests to avoid detection.

On 30 September 1940, the NKVD arrested General Goppers.

He was sentenced to death and on 25 March 1941, he was shot in Ulbroka forest.

Goppers is recipient of the Latvian military Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class and many Russian awards for WWI battles.

Source: wikipedia.org, news.lv, lkok.com

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Sergejs GoppersSergejs GoppersSon24.01.191509.04.1963
        2Miķelis GoppersMiķelis GoppersSon13.06.190805.11.1996
        3Tatjana  BarševskaTatjana BarševskaDaughter08.08.191320.10.1995
        4Augusts GoppersAugusts GoppersBrother29.09.187217.09.1938
        5Vera GoppereVera GoppereWife23.08.188231.07.1956
        6
        Verners BarševskisSon in-law00.00.1906
        7
        Irja Ausma GopperDaughter in-law12.01.190622.08.1984
        8
        Pauls BarševskisGrandson04.05.195031.01.2003
        9
        Miķelis RozentālsGrandson26.04.194523.07.2022
        10
        Ieva GulēnaGranddaughter06.12.194205.05.1963
        11Fricis GoppersFricis GoppersRelative23.04.187426.11.1936
        12Janis RozentālsJanis Rozentālsdistant relative18.03.186608.01.1917
        13Žoržs Edvards Vikšs-SoboļevskisŽoržs Edvards Vikšs-SoboļevskisCoworker17.01.189816.05.1943
        14Aleksandrs UpelincisAleksandrs UpelincisFamiliar12.08.189500.00.1927
        15Elli  ForssellElli ForssellFamiliar26.10.187125.06.1943
        16Janis KurelisJanis KurelisIdea mate06.05.188205.12.1954
        17Fridrihs BriedisFridrihs BriedisIdea mate05.07.188828.08.1918
        18Andrejs AuzānsAndrejs AuzānsIdea mate04.04.187123.03.1953
        19Verners TepfersVerners TepfersIdea mate09.10.189322.11.1958
        20Boris SavinkovBoris SavinkovComrade31.01.187907.05.1925
        21Roberts ValdmanisRoberts ValdmanisComrade08.01.187407.02.1932

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