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On 17 January 1917, Captain Elsis, commander of the 2nd
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Yakov's brother, Yan
Yakovlevich Elsis (1895–1938), also served in the 3rd Kurzeme Regiment as a lieutenant and was awarded the St. George Cross, 4th class, No. 986219 with a laurel branch for the battles on the Maza-Yugla River in August 1917. He subsequently served in the
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Kapitans Jēkabs Elsis / sakopojis un izdevis A. Burtnieks. — Rīga: Valters un Rapa, 1923.
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