Jānis Nevidovskis 1901 - 1944

Born 26.3.1901 in Pēternieki
Died 19.5.1944 in Gusen

Biography

Jānis Nevidovskis was soldier in Latvian army till the Soviet occupation in 1940. After that, in 1942, Jānis became a member of resistance movement Latviešu Nacionālistu savienība (Latvian nationalist union) which was organised against Nazi occupation (1941–1945 Latvia was occupied by the Germans, note by the translator). For that membership he was arrested by Gestapo.

Mārtiņš Jēgers, great-grandson of Jānis Nevidovskis

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