Kārlis Goppers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kārlis Goppers

Latvian soldier and scouting pioneer

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1876

Place of Birth: Livonia Governorate

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1941

Profession: military officer

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Kārlis Goppers

  • General Karlis Goppers (April 2, 1876, Plani parish – March 25, 1941 at Ulbroka) was a Latvian military officer and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrala Organizacija.
  • 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 Lacplesis, 2nd class.

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