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resistance of the Chief of the Latvian Operation Staff, V. Yankava,
of the S.S. Jagdverband-Ost. After the capitulation he appeared in
Sweden, where he directed the newspaper "Latvijas Va!rds" (Latvian
Word). On my arrival in Sweden, he tiled to convince me that he was
my chief andiin this way attempted to secure all information on the
Kurzeme Partisans from me which I refused hire. About 1946, he left
Sweden for Norway, then to Holland, later went to Germany, is now
in the U.S.
95. AleksandrelAkmentine
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Was a radio engineer (called "Professor"), was lecturer on technical
radio subjects at the Latvian University until the summer of 19144.
In the fall of 1944, he worked at "PPS" building radio sets and
recruiting operators who were installed in the Vidsemes Partisan
was 1::::imprisoned in Gen. Kurala
groups. He found himself under the c of a tough FrontanAlming
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fall
headquarters at Dumdagas "Annahute" where he was personally interrogated
by the SD Ccemmmiant D. Lange. After this he was joined to the Lat-
vian Operation Staff of the SS Yagtvefbund Oat. At the end of 1944
he was ordered from Russia to Clammy to build the *tin radio station
for the legtverbund. He returned from there in April 1945. He devised
the signal-plan system for the SS legdverbund Latvian Operation Staff.
After the capitulation he managed to keep 10 radio-sets. He tried to
'join the PPS group in the woods but through some misunderstanding was
unable to make contact and lanky 12, 1945 he was detained by the
Russians at the Males building. His apa4ment in Riga, in the fall
of 1945 was still a coke (NUE) trap. According to the latest infor-
mation,from Latvia, he is now working in Riga "VEY" as a construction
engineer. His wife was in a Western zone in Gannercy in 19115 where
she was trying to locate her husband through newspaper advertisements.
96. KrisjaniA..sKronin
-1;;-a Latvian "Kartatikas" (lake:ri g s group) worker from 1941 to March
6, 1943. In the fall of 1944, he was a PPS worker in Vidseme. In October
1944, together with his wifellartu, he attempted to escape to Sweden.
In the beginning of December 1944, he was arrested by the SD on suspi-
cionoof trying to escape to Sweden. Due to my intervention, he was
freed December 31, 1944. After this, he worked until the capitulation
in the Ventspil SD, in the section coMbatting Russian partisans, di-
rooted by Hauptsharfuhrer Sutter. He meanwhile carried out PPS assign-
ments unofficially. After the capitulation, he tried in vain to find.
the "P.P.S." central communication bunker near Lielirbes. He was de-
tained twice by Russian "combing-patrols" but managed to escape. He
wanted to join Puses partisan group, but, probably in connection with
thin, he was arrested for treason. According to Valdenars , information,
his vi,fe is living with her mother in Krimuldas pagasta (district).
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