Jukums Vācietis
Jukums Vācietis (Russian: Иоаким Иоакимович Вацетис, Ioakim Ioakimovich Vatsetis; 23 November [O.S. 11 November] 1873 – 28 July 1938) was a Latvian Soviet military commander. He was a rare example of a notable Soviet leader who was not a member of the Communist Party (or of any other political party), until his demise during the Great Purge in the 1930s.
Jukums Vācietis | |
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Vācietis before 1937 | |
| Other name(s) | Иоаким Вацетис (in Russian) Ioakim Vatsetis |
| Born | 23 November 1873 near Saldus, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (now Saldus municipality, Latvia) |
| Died | 28 July 1938 (aged 64) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Riga |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1891–1917) Russian SFSR (1917–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1938) |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Red Army |
| Years of service | 1891–1938 |
| Rank | Polkovnik (Russia) Komandarm 2nd rank (Soviet) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Latvian War of Independence Russian Civil War |
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