Henrich Christoforovich Eiche (Russian: Ге́нрих Христофо́рович Э́йхе, Latvian: Indriķis Eihe; September 29 (October 12) 1893, Riga — June 25, 1968, Jūrmala) was a Soviet Komdiv and military historian of Latvian ethnicity. He served in World War I as an officer in the Russian Imperial Army before siding with the Bolsheviks and in 1917 being elected Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Committee of his regiment. Eiche also held leading civil posts. He was the cousin of Robert Eikhe.
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12 October 1893 Riga, Latvia
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Died |
25 June 1968 (aged 74) Jūrmala, Latvia
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Zodiac | Libra |
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