1925 - Graduated from Jekabpils High School, enrolled in Military College.
1928 - Graduated from military college, assigned to the 1st Liepaja infantry
August 28, 1928 - promoted to the rank of Captain Lieutenant.
1930 - transfers to the Aviation Regiment.
1930, July 25 - as a student pilot he is among the first to fly the new Udet Flamingo trainer.
1930, October 15 - graduates from flight school (pilot)
1932 - Graduates from flight school (observer). Assigned to the 7th Reconnaissance unit in Krustpils.
September 9, 1934 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Riga/Spilve.
September 8, 1935 - Participates in the Aviation Festival at Riga/Spilve.
1938, December 17-19 - attends the Baltic Aero Club conference in Tallinn, representing the LAK.
1939, August 27 - Participated in the Aviation Festival at Auce.
1939, September - a member of the 5th Recon Squadron, stationed at Spilve.
1940 - (Soviet Occupation) Assigned to the Aviation Squadron of the 24th Territorial Corps.
1941 - When the Germans attacked the Soviets, he avoided being withdrawn into Soviet
Russia by disappearing in the Lubana woods until the Germans were in place.
1942 - Volunteers for the 22nd Daugavas batallion in the Germany military where he served as an officer and commander of two different units.
Transferred to Grobini to train new aviators for the Luftwaffe Legion Lettland which he joins in March 1944.
His squadron is assigned night bomber duties.
Earned the Iron Cross.
At the end of the war he was recovering his health in Denmark, then settled in West Germany.
1949 - emigrates to Melbourne, Australia.
1956 - Moves to Adelaide, Australia.
1979 - his recollections of serving with the Luftwaffe are
published in the Daugavas Vanagu Journal (1979 No.1 - 1980 No.1)
1982 - his recollections of serving in the Soviet military (Gulbene Squadron)
are published in the Daugavas Vanagu Journal (1982 No.5 - 1983 No.6)
1985 - his recollections of partizan activity in the Lubana forest are published in the
Daugavas Vanagu Journal (1985 No.5 - 1986 No.2)
Sept.24, 1992 - Died, in Adelaide, Australia.
Sources
- Bruvelis, Edvins Latvijas Aviacijas Vesture
- Daugavas Vanagu Menesraksts 1979, No.1
- Daugavas Vanagu Menesraksts 1979, No.1 - 1980 No.1
- Daugavas Vanagu Menesraksts 1982, No.5 - 1983 No.6
- Daugavas Vanagu Menesraksts 1984, No.1
- Daugavas Vanagu Menesraksts 1985, No.5 - 1986 No.2
- Kadets No.20 (1993).
- Latvijas Kareivis, Sept.5, 1934
- Latvijas Kareivis, Sept.11, 1934
