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1944. aasta novembris mõistis Saksa okupatsioonivõimude sõjakohus 8 kindral Kureli rühma staabiohvitseri süüdi, kolm staabiohvitseri said erinevatel põhjustel armu. Kolonelleitnant suutis põgeneda mahalaskmise eest, kuid Graudiņš "trambiti" Saksa koonduslaagrisüsteemis

Ööl vastu 19.-20. novembrit 1944 toimus Liepaja Karosta vanglas Saksa okupatsioonivõimude sõjakohus, mis mõistis surma kaheksa kindral Kurelisi staabiohvitseri, kolm staabiohvitseri said erinevatel põhjustel armu.

Kolonelleitnant Eduard Graudins oli abielus saksa-valge naisega ja neil oli kaks last, poeg ja tütar. 1920. aastate lõpus lahutas ta ja tema endine naine koos kahe lapsega emigreerus 1939. aastal Saksamaale. Poeg võeti Saksa relvajõududesse ja teenis eliitdiviisis "Grossdeutschland". Ta hukkus 1944. aasta hilissuvel. Kui toimus kohtuprotsess, kirjutas endine abikaasa armuandmispalve oma poja teenistuse tõttu. Eduard Graudins saadeti Stutthofi koonduslaagrisse ja suri veebruaris 1945, kui see evakueeriti.

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Kolonel - leitnant Eduards Graudins: Vabadussõda, Läti riik, Stutthofi koondumised | Sargs.lv

https://www.sargs.lv/lv/vienibas-un-personibas/2011-02-17/pulkvedis-leitnants-eduards-graudins-neatkaribas-kars-latvijas

LKOK nr.3 / 878: Graudiņš, Eduards www.lkok.com/detail1.asp?ID=476

 

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Dalis to yra mitas. Esu Eduardo anūkė iš antrosios santuokos. Pirmoji jo žmona turėjo dvi dukteris ir sūnų, kuris žuvo vokiečių tankų divizijoje, jam tuo metu buvo apie 17 metų. Jo pirmoji žmona niekaip negalėjo girdėti apie karo teismą, juo labiau dalyvauti ar įteikti laišką, nes ji buvo Lenkijoje. „Karo teismas“ (kuris buvo akivaizdžiai neteisėtas, nes kureliečiai nebuvo Vokietijos armijos dalis) buvo pasala. Jis buvo suimtas per „susitikimą“, o kitą dieną buvo teisiamas ir nuteistas. Turime laiškų, kuriuos jis rašė iš kalėjimo prieš ir po „teismo“. Jis susilaukė 3 vaikų su savo antrąja žmona, kuri teismo metu buvo netoli Talsų, sekė į Štuthofą, bet negalėjo su juo susisiekti. Ji persikėlė į Australiją. Pirmosios žmonos šeima persikėlė į Ameriką. Nežinome, kodėl teismo metu jis nebuvo nušautas, bet laiško nebuvo.

Tanya Hart
2023-02-25 04:44:47

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The place where General Kurelis's staff officers were shot

At the end of July 1944, when the Red Army invaded the territory of Latvia, the German occupation authorities allowed Jānis Veide, the Riga District Police Chief and Commander of the 5th Riga Guards Regiment of the restored Latvian Guards Organisation, to establish the "General Kurelis Group of the Riga Guards Regiment". The head of the Military Commission of the Central Council of Latvia, General Jānis Kurelis of the Latvian Army, became its leader.

The Kurelis operated in Vidzeme until September 1944, when they moved to Kurzeme, where they were stationed in the houses of Stiklis in Puzes parish, Ilziķi in Usma parish, Iliņi in Ģibuli parish, and in Edole and other places in Northern Kurzeme. By the end of October 1944, the Kurelies had about 3,000 armed men, among them many former soldiers of the Latvian SS Volunteer Legion units, who joined the unit to realise their dream - the fight for Latvia's independence.

At the beginning of November 1944, the German occupation authorities' Supreme Police and SS leader in Ostland, SS Oberruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln, began to restrict the group's activities and on 14 November arrested the Kurelian headquarters and more than 700 soldiers in Stikliai, Puse parish. The battalion commanded by Lieutenant Robert Rubens, with about 500 men in the Usma area, resisted and continued fighting until December 1944.

On the night of 19/20/1944, the Germans fought against the Germans. On November 19-19, 1944, a court-martial of the German occupation authorities was held in Liepāja Karaostas Prison, sentencing to death eight staff officers of General Kurelis' group - Colonel Pēteris Liepiņš, Captain Kristaps Upelnieks, Captain Jūlijs Mucenieks, Lieutenant Jānis Gregoras, Lieutenant Teodorma Prikulis, Lieutenant Jānis Rasas, Lieutenant Filipson and Adjutant Kārlis Valters. Three staff officers, Lieutenant Colonel Eduards Graudins, Lieutenant Arthurs Ankravs and Sergeant Vili Pavulāns, were pardoned for various reasons. On the afternoon of 20 November, the convicts were shot in the dunes near the Karosta prison, where a white cross can be seen today.

In 1994, a memorial to the officers who were shot was established in the dunes of the Liepaja Karosta. In 2012, after it was washed into the sea, the memorial was restored to its present location.
*** Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) ***

Karostos karinis kalėjimas

Liepojos Karostos kalėjimas yra vienintelis karinis kalėjimas Europoje, atviras turistams. Pastatytas apie 1900 m. ligoninės reikmėms, pastatas niekada nebuvo naudojamas pagal pradinę paskirtį. Statinys buvo perskirtas kaip vieta laikinoms drausminėms nuobaudoms atlikti ir buvo naudojamas iki 1997 m.

Keitėsi galios, tačiau įstaigos paskirtis liko ta pati – apgyvendinti kalinius, tarp jų revoliucionierius, Rusijos caro armijos jūrininkus ir puskarininkius, vokiečių dezertyrus, Stalino laikų žmonių priešus, sovietų ir latvių armijų karius. Karostos kalėjimas šiuo metu atviras lankytojams, čia vyksta ekskursijos su gidu. Ekskursijos parodo kalėjimą, o lankytojai gali susipažinti su jo istorija, apžiūrėti kalėjimą ir bausmės kameras bei išgirsti įdomių ir net vaiduokliškų pasakojimų apie gyvenimą kalėjime. Drąsesnės sielos turi galimybę žaisti realybės žaidimą „Už grotų“ arba bandyti išeiti iš uždarų patalpų. O tie, kurie nepažįsta baimės, gali nakvoti kalėjimo kameroje. Karostos kalėjime veikia Karostos lankytojų centras, sovietmečio bufetas, suvenyrų parduotuvė. Gido paslaugos teikiamos visoje Karostoje.

Kurelian headquarters in Stiklos

During the Second World War in 1944, the Kurelian headquarters was located in the Annahite hunting castle in Stiklos. This building has survived to this day.

The surroundings of Stikli are rich not only with swamps and forests, but also with sand. In 1897, the new Annahites glass factory started its work - that's how this Latvian settlement got its name Stikli. In 1900, the so-called Annahite hunting palace, or the building where the factory manager lived, was built right there on the shore of Lake Stiklos.

 

 
The site of the battle of the Ruben battalion on November 18, 1944, near Pērkoni's house

A memorial site at the site of the November-December 1944 battles of Lieutenant R. Ruben's battalion between the houses of "Vēvera" and "Dzilna" in Ugāle parish.

 
"Robežu" houses in Skriveri parish

In the house of "Robežu" in Skriveri Parish is the place where the formation of the group of General J. Kurelis started on July 28, 1944.

 
Memorial stone for Kurele people in Skriveri Parish

A memorial stone for the people of Kurele near the "Robežu" houses in Skrīveru Parish, opened in 2015. "Border" houses have not been preserved, there are only remnants of them.

 
Strazde manor

The Strazde manor is located on the side of the Riga - Ventspils highway and it was the location of the group of General J. Kurelis on September 29 - October 28, 1944.

Heavily rebuilt to meet the needs of the school (from 1922), it lost its original appearance and proportions during the rebuilding. Strazde Manor is surrounded by a beautiful park.

Yekeln's headquarters in Talso

On November 3, 1944, General J. Kurelis and Captain K. Upelnieks held talks with SS Obergrupenführer F. Yekeln and other German officers in this building in Talso. The historic building has been demolished, a new building is being built in its place.

Former shop/police building

The former store/police building in Talsos, where 14-19 of 1944 in November, the headquarters officers of General J. Kurelis' group were imprisoned.

 
A memorial stone for the people of Kurele in Stiklo

A memorial stone for Kurele people near Annahite hunting castle "Stiklos" in Puze parish, discovered in 1997, moved in 2023.

There is an information board with a QR code near the stone, where there is an audio guide's narration about the Kurelians.

 
Memorial site in the old Annahite Cemetery

Memorial place in the old Annahite cemetery, where the soldiers and civilians killed on November 14, 1944 as a result of the headquarters and main forces of the German besieging general J. Kurelis group are buried.

Memorials to the group of General J. Kurelis and Lieutenant R. Ruben in the "Dzelzkalnu" cemetery

Memorial stones for the group of General J. Kurelis and Lieutenant R. Rubenis in the "Dzelzkalnu" cemetery in Puze parish. Opened in 1997.

The memorial signs were installed even before the creation of the Rubenis Battalion Museum.

The place of collision near Chubu's house in Renda parish

The clash of the 2nd company of Lieutenant L. Znutenas of the battalion of Senior Lieutenant V. Strautnieks with the Germans took place on November 16, 1944.

 
The white cross and the place of execution in Karosta

The white cross and the place of execution in front of Liepāja's Karosta prison. Opened in 2000.

Graves of soldiers of Ruben's battalion

The graves of soldiers of Ruben's battalion are located by the highway Kuldīga - Sabile. A road sign and a stone with the inscription "For Your Land and Freedom" are located just a few hundred meters from the road.

The battalion of Lieutenant Robert Rubenis was one of the parts of the military unit formed by General Jānis Kurelis, which did not surrender to the German troops and showed fierce German resistance. During the Usma period, the numerical composition of the battalion increased to 650 men with four fully equipped companies, an ambulance and a farm team. Commanding staff: lieutenant R. Rubenis, lieutenant Filipsons, vv A. Druviņš, vv Šults, vv Briedis, vv. sergeant J. Rubenis, J. Bergs, vv Jaunzems.

From November 14 to December 9, 1944, fierce battles took place in the parishes of Ugāle, Usma, Renda and Zlēki between units of the German 16th Army, SD and SS units under the command of police general Friedrich Jekeln and a separate battalion of the Kurelian unit commanded by lieutenant Roberts Rubenis. Around 250 German soldiers were killed in the battles near Renda and Zleki, while the losses of the Rubenes were around 50 people.

After the death of Lieutenant Rubenis, Druviņš announced to his men that he would continue to work on a voluntary basis and as a result, several dozen men made the decision to separate from Rubenis' battalion. On November 20-21, 1944, a group of 11 people was captured by a German SD unit and after interrogations they took them to the local forest and shot them.

 
Rubeni pataljoni lahingute koht 18.11.1944

Mälestuspaik leitnant R. Rubeņase pataljoni lahingute paigas 18. novembril 1944 Renda vallas "Pērkon" ja "Mežzīļu" majade vahel.