Augusts Voldemārs Alksnītis

Sturmbannführer der Waffen-SS Augusts Valdemars Alksnitis
born: 8 Nov 1902 in Riga
died: 22 Feb 1960 in London, England (cancer)

Pre-war served in the Latvian Army as an officer in the 8. Daugavpils Inf. Reg., later as a Captain in the Armoured Reg.

Admin. Adjutant, Infanterieführer 15. Lett. SS-Freiw.. Division.
? - 4 Feb 1945: Kdr. I/ 32. W-SS Gren Reg
4 Feb 1945 -27 Mar 1945: Kdr. II/33. W-SS Gren Reg
27 Mar 1945 - ? : Kdr. I/ 32. W-SS Gren Reg
Acting Kdr. 33. W-SS Gren Reg (in Staf. Vilis Janums absence)

Surrendered to the British at the end of the war, was a POW in Zedelgem, Belgium and moved to the UK in 1947. Was head of the UK branch of the Latvian Welfare Organisation and Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of the world-wide Latvian Welfare Organisation.

EK II: 24 Mar 1945