Frīdrihs Briedis

Frīdrihs Briedis
Born(1888-06-23)June 23, 1888
Klenoviki, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 28, 1918(1918-08-28) (aged 30)
Moscow, Soviet Russia
Allegiance Russian Empire
White Movement
Branch Imperial Russian Army
White Army
Service years1906–1918
RankColonel
ConflictsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
AwardsOrder of Lāčplēsis (I, II, III classes)
Cross of St. George
Sword of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir (IV class)
Order of St. Anna (II, III and IV classes)
Order of Saint Stanislaus (II and III classes)

Frīdrihs Briedis (June 23, 1888 – August 28, 1918) was a Latvian colonel and one of the most famous Latvian Riflemen commanders. He was posthumously the recipient of all classes of the Order of Lāčplēsis.

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