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Ivan Ivanovich Grauzhis | |
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| Born | 16 December 1884 Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 January 1938 (aged 53) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Russian SFSR |
| Service |  Imperial Russian Army Red Army |
| Years of service | 1906–1917 1918–1923 |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Ivan Ivanovich Grauzhis (Russian: Иван Иванович Граужис; 16 December 1884 – 19 January 1938) was an Imperial Russian Army captain who served in World War I.
Early life
[edit]Grauzhis was born on 16 December 1884, in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire. He graduated from the Odessa Infantry Cadet School in 1906.[1] He was released from the cadet school as second lieutenant and transferred to the 38th Tobolsk Infantry Regiment.[1] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1909, and staff captain in 1913. He enrolled in the General Staff Academy in 1914.[1]
World War I
[edit]When World War I broke out, he was transferred to the 242nd Lukovsky Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to captain in 1915.[1] He was made adjutant of the headquarters of the 64th Infantry Division, and later the 11th Army Corps.[1]
Red Army
[edit]In 1918, he joined the Red Army and fought in the Russian Civil War. In 1922, he was Chief of Staff of the 7th Rifle Corps, and the following year was relieved of his post.[2][1] In 1930, he was a military instructor at the Kyiv Art Institute and later sentenced to five years in a labor camp. In 1932, he was released and returned to teaching.[1] During the Great Purge, he was sentenced to capital punishment on 8 January 1938, and executed on 19 January 1938 in Kyiv.[1]
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Category:Latvian military personnel in the Imperial Russian Army of World War I
Category:Latvian people from the Russian Empire
Category:Great Purge victims from Latvia