Military hospital Infrastructure

Located in the territory of the Daugavpils Fortress, next to the Fortress Garden. The building was built from 1820 to 1827 (by the St. Petersburg military architect Aleksandrs Štauberts). Initially, the hospital could accommodate up to 500 patients, but later it was expanded and the hospital could accommodate 900 beds. The hospital had modern equipment, a ventilation and heating system, and a professional team worked there.

During World War I, the hospital treated Russian military personnel, but a special ward was established for German prisoners of war. At the end of the war, the fortress and hospital were empty.

During the interwar period - in the 20th century. In the 1920s and 1930s, the hospital building housed the Latvian Army Military Hospital. Its operations had to be started in very difficult conditions. The situation improved only after the establishment of the Army Sanitary Service. In 1928, physiotherapy and X-ray rooms were established in the hospital. In 1930, the hospital kitchen was modernized and new washing machines were installed. In 1931, specialized eye and ear-nose departments were opened. In 1934, a stationary disinfection chamber was installed.

Military hospital managers in the interwar period:
1920-1921 – Doctor-Captain Blumenfeld
1921-1922 – Doctor-Lieutenant Colonel Emīls Hugo Skadiņš
1922-1930 – Doctor-Lieutenant Colonel Jānis Alksnis
1931-1940 – Doctor-Lieutenant Colonel Bruno Blossfeld

In 1940, a Red Army hospital was located in the fortress, but with the outbreak of World War II, the hospital was evacuated from Daugavpils. During the war, the hospital premises were used as a hospital by units of the German occupation troops.

During the Soviet era, the building housed the USSR Ministry of Defense military hospital. In 1994, after the withdrawal of the Soviet army, the hospital ceased operations.

Currently, the military hospital can only be viewed from the outside.