The building in Ventspils, where in 1944-1945 In 2010, LCP representative and refugee boat traffic organizer Dr. lived in Kurzeme. Valdemars Ginters
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House at 4 Katrīnes Street, Ventspils, where archaeologist Valdemārs Ęinters worked.
From October 1944 to May 8, 1945, the representative of the LCP in Kurzeme was archaeologist Valdemārs Ęinters (nicknames "Doctor", "Gardener") (1899–1979). Participant of the Latvian War of Independence, director of the State Historical Museum and docent of the University of Latvia. Awarded the Order of the Lāčplēš War and the Order of the Three Stars. One of the signatories of the LCP memorandum of March 17, 1944. Lived in Sweden after World War II. From 1949 to 1979, chairman of the board of the Latvian National Fund.
Used sources and references:
B. Eglaja. Valdemārs Ęinters - archaeologist and personality // Through the centuries. A collection of articles dedicated to Valdemārs Ginter. Riga: Latvian History Museum, 2000, 7-11. p.
Born Eagle. Activities of the Central Council of Latvia (1943-1945): Boat campaigns // Latvian statehood 90. Independence of the Latvian state: idea and realization. Riga: Publication of the Institute of Latvian History, 2010, 280-297. p.
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