Kārlis Goppers
- Birth Date:
- 02.04.1876
- Death date:
- 25.05.1941
- Extra names:
- Kārlis Goppers
- Categories:
- , General, Order of Lacplesis, Order of the Three Stars (Latvia), Victim of repression (genocide) of the Soviet regime, WWI participant
- Nationality:
- latvian
- Cemetery:
- Rīgas Brāļu kapi
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 name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sergejs Goppers | Son | |
| 2 |  | Miķelis Goppers | Son | |
| 3 |  | Tatjana Barševska | Daughter | |
| 4 |  | Augusts Goppers | Brother | |
| 5 |  | Vera Goppere | Wife | |
| 6 | Verners Barševskis | Son in-law | ||
| 7 | Irja Ausma Gopper | Daughter in-law | ||
| 8 | Pauls Barševskis | Grandson | ||
| 9 | Miķelis Rozentāls | Grandson | ||
| 10 | Ieva Gulēna | Granddaughter | ||
| 11 |  | Fricis Goppers | Relative | |
| 12 |  | Janis Rozentāls | distant relative | |
| 13 |  | Žoržs Edvards Vikšs-Soboļevskis | Coworker | |
| 14 |  | Aleksandrs Upelincis | Familiar | |
| 15 |  | Elli Forssell | Familiar | |
| 16 |  | Janis Kurelis | Idea mate | |
| 17 |  | Fridrihs Briedis | Idea mate | |
| 18 |  | Andrejs Auzāns | Idea mate | |
| 19 |  | Verners Tepfers | Idea mate | |
| 20 |  | Boris Savinkov | Comrade | |
| 21 |  | Roberts Valdmanis | Comrade |
20.02.1870 | Tiek iesvētīts Rīgas Latviešu biedrības pirmais nams
13.01.1905 | 1905. gads 13. janvāra demonstrācija
Nemieri jeb 1905. gada revolūcija Latvijā 1905. gadā sākās ar 13. janvāra (piekārtots pie datuma, ignorējot stilu, 26.1.1905 pēc jaunā) manifestāciju Rīgā, kuru, kā reakciju uz demonstrantu apšaušanu Sanktpēterburgā 9. janvārī, organizēja LSDP.
05.01.1917 | Christmas Battles
The Christmas Battles (Latvian:Ziemassvētku kaujas; German:Aa-Schlachten; Russian:Митавская операция) were offensive operations of the Russian army during World War I in the area of Jelgava, Latvia, by the 12th Army of the Northern Front. They took place from December 23 (January 5) untill December 29 (January 11) 1916 (1917). The Army was commanded by Gen. Radko Dimitriev; it was opposed by the 8th German Army. The battles took place in a swampy region, Tīreļpurvs (Tīrelis swamp), between Lake Babīte and Jelgava. The main assault force was the VI Siberian Rifle Corps which included two Latvian Rifleman brigades. Incompetence of Russian high command leaded to disastrous events in the Army. A month later February revolution begun.
