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Valdis Grīnvalds

Killed in ambush in Maslenki border incident.

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Voldemārs PuriņšVoldemārs PuriņšNeighbour00.00.192617.06.1940
        2Hermīne PuriņaHermīne PuriņaNeighbour00.00.189615.06.1940
        3Fridrihs PuriņšFridrihs PuriņšComrade09.03.189300.07.1941
        4Jānis MacītisJānis MacītisComrade11.06.191315.06.1940
        5Pēteris CimoškaPēteris CimoškaComrade00.00.191415.06.1940
        6Kārlis BeizaksKārlis BeizaksComrade09.02.191515.06.1940

        15.06.1940 | The Maslenki and other Latvian - Russian border incidents

        The Maslenki incident, was an attack by Soviet NKVD troops on 15 June 1940 against the Latvian border posts in district of Abrene at the then USSR/Latvian Republic border on the eve of Soviet occupation of Latvia. The incident, though mainly known by the name of "Maslenki" ("Masļenki" in Latvian) border post, in fact consisted of three separate nearly simultaneously launched attacks on Latvian border posts by Soviet forces at the early dawn of June 15, 1940. Two border posts were actually attacked and another commenced attack was canceled. As a result border guards and civilians (incl. one child) were killed, 37 were kidnapped and brought to USSR as hostages.

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