Andrejs Auzāns
| Andrejs Auzāns | |
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| Born |
April 4, 1871 Pļaviņu parish, Russian Empire (Now Klintaine parish  Latvia) |
| Died | March 23, 1953 (aged 81) ,  United Kingdom
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| Allegiance |
Russian Empire Soviet Russia Latvia |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Russo Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
| Awards |
Order of St. Stanislaus II and III degree Order of Anna II and III degree Order of St. George IV degree Order of three stars Order of St. Vladimir IV and II degree Order of the Three Stars |
| Other work | lecturer, publisher |
Andrejs Auzāns (1871-1953) was a Latvian general and topographer.
Auzāns was a major general in the Imperial Russian Army, best known for being the commander of the 7th Bauska Rifleman Regiment and the 2nd Rifleman Brigade. He also served as the chief of the Russian General Staff Topographical Section for the Red Army.
Andrejs Auzāns was born on April 4, 1872, in Pļaviņu parish, in the Bormaņi homestead. He studied in a parish school in Koknese and Vietalva. In 1893, he graduated from a school in the city of Pskov, Russia as a land surveyor.
After graduating from school, Auzāns enlisted in a military topography school from which he graduated in 1895. He later served as podporuchik (lieutenant) in Finland. Starting in 1896, he was an officer at a topography unit near St. Petersburg.
In 1900, he began his studies in the Russian Academy of General Staff and graduated in 1903 as a captain. In 1905, he graduated from a practical course in geodesy and astronomy at the Pulkovo observatory and was admitted into the Russian General Staff. He participated in the Russo-Japanese war. Later, he served as an officer and topographer in Estonia, Finland, Manchuria and Turkmenistan. In 1907 he was promoted to the rank of podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel). From 1907 until 1910 he worked as an astronomer. In 1911, he was promoted to the rank of colonel. From 1911 until 1916 he was a director of the Tashkent observatory.
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