Years of service 1939–44 Service/branch Waffen-SS | Rank Standartenführer Battles and wars World War I, World War II | |
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Battles/wars World War I
World War II Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Died 16 July 1944, Soviet Union Award Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Unit 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) | ||
Kārlis Aperāts (4 March 1892 – 16 July 1944) was a Standartenführer, (full colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Kārlis Aperāts was born on the 4 March 1892, in Vilce parish, Latvia.
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