Latvia: Father of Danish hockey learned hockey in Latvia.

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(1) Perhaps J. Hviid has played in "Kaiserwald" before March 5 (1932). But just as likely that board meeting of LZSS, held in the March 8, definet punishment to "Kaiserwald" team relates directly to Lightning-Tornament (Lat. Zibensturnīrs; Ger. Blitzturnier) games (if "Kaiserwald" managers did not have complied with all the formalities or there had any LZSS restrictions).

(2) Reasons for leaving J.Hviid out of Latvian national team for participating in World Championships in Prague in 1933 should be investigated separately

Also, the complectation of the national team, in order to be able to go to Prague each club players, should be evaluated carefully. Because one hockey club ("LSB" – Latvijas Sporta Biedrība; transl. Latvian Sports Society) was not represented in the World Championship 1933. For example, "LSB" player Alfrēds Brašmanis was included in list of candidates, but he was not included in the team. If the inclusion of each club would be the main reason and motive, then representative of "LSB" would have to travel to Prague .

(By the way, the season 1932/1933 in the Latvian national championship was the last season for zone of Liepaja (Liepāja conference). There were 2 clubs in Liepāja conference – "Olimpija" and "LTK" (Liepājas Tenisa Klubs; transl. Liepaja Tennis Club). The strongest team among them played against the winner of the Riga conference in the Latvian championship. The representatives of Liepāja clubs were not even consider as players of national team.)

(3) The game held in January 4 (season 1938/1939) likely was the last offical game in Latvia for J. Hviid. Descriptions of this game showed him as "tank" (newspaper "Sporta Pasaule" Jan.5,1939) and as "great reinforcement" (newspaper "Rīts" Jan.5,1939).

But it was not only one game for Hviid in this season. Hviid as player of Union took a part in Lightning-Tornament in December 26, 1938. "Unions" had 2 games in frames of the tournament and both was lost: 1) vs "ASK" 0:3 (like preliminary round); 2) vs "LSB" 0:1 (game for the 3rd place). The newspaper „Sporta Pasaule” (Dec. 27, 1938) wrote that arrived from abroad Hviid is considered as a "the most remarkable strength" of the "Unions" team.

But it would be remeber that Lightning-Tournament games are not really "fit" for the official statistics, due to the format of Lightning-Tournament games (1-2 days) was shortened playing time and other irregularities to traditional rules. In Lightning-Tournament held in December 1938 game lasted 2x10 min. (instead of 3x15 min. as in the LIHG (IIHF) rules). Only a game fot the 1st place of tournament was a little longer – 2x15 min. Of course, the game could last longer if overtime was necessary. In addition, in the 1930s there were cases when the winner of some games in Lightning-Tournament was determined by raffle ...

There is a possibility that in the season 1938/1939 J. Hviid has had some – test or training game. This season had started relatively early. The main skating rinks in Riga ("ASK", "LSB", "US" ice rinks) for visitors were already available December 16, 17 (1938), around that time hockey players began their training. "Unions" hockey players started trainings around December 20, when it was intended the arrival of all the "Unions" hockey players in their own hockey rink (shows newspaper "Rigasche Rundschau" December 19 and 20, 1938). In theory, it is possible that even before the beginning of the season, J. Hviid played some test games as player of "Unions". I have found any evidence about it in the Latvian and in the German that time press. (In the end of December 1938 test game among "Unions-2" and "LSB-2" took a place. Hviid didn't take a part in it.

(4) I have plans to see deeper the matters of complectation of the national team in the beginning of 1939. Then I will be able to answer in more detail. Also previously formation of the Latvian ice hockey team has not been perfect, but I think there were other reasons for outstanding of J. Hviid.

(5) Possibly it could be useful small insight for Hviids' bussines in Latvia (Rigasche Rundschau, May 14, 1938):
http://www.periodika.lv/periodika2-...3_riru1938s01n109|article:DIVL453|issueType:P

(6) Thanks for the information. And I will be glad to read about new discoveries. Particularly regard to Jørgen Hviid’s life.

Andris, [email protected]

You have dug up some very interesting material.
So it still an open question how the selection was made from the WC 1933. So only Riga players where selected, with Liepāja players being ignored. Wonder what is behind that? Pressure from the guys with the money to go for the tournament?
So both Hviid's first games and his last ones for Unions are still a bit shrouded in mystery!

Very interesting newspaper article about Nils Christian Hviid and his company and the continuation by his youngest son Harald Christian Hviid.

Then I found this old photo form the police registration of an Harald Christian Hviid born in Riga 30th January 1888 and married to Gertrud Hviid, born 31th of December 1892 in Bjalostok, Russia [today Białystok Poland]. Moved from Petrograd 1th of November 1918 to Copenhagen [Gammel Jernbanevej 30, must be in Valby], but left that address again in 1919 the 1'th november.
http://www.politietsregisterblade.d...&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2496549&searchname=

Can it be a coincidence - guy with the same name OR did Harald Christian Hviid escape Russia in 1918 and then in 1919 returned to Latvia (as he was apparently born there?!).

This one of Danish trade in 1938 actually lists one or two? Harald Christian Hviid [page 4, right column]
1) The firm Harald Christian Hviid “er hævet“ - suppose it means liquidated?
2) Then a Harald Christian Hviid that as the only responsible runs the company “Dansk Gas Service“ D.G.S. (Danish Gas Service).
It then lists a Elfriede Hviid, born Jansan, as Prokura.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68032/124895
So did he close one company and started a new one in 1938? So who is Elfriede Hviid?
Is that the Harald Christian Hviid we are looking for, or? [it does fit that the family moved back to Denmark in 1934]. Sadly the name is could be common enough to have multiple business people named the same.......:(

Another Business called Harald Christian Hviid is listed for 1919 [page 5, left column - could fit with the above Harald Christian Hviid coming from Petrograd in late 1918].
It states the address as Charlottenlund (that doesn't fit with the address listed above, but could be a company site) and Ingrid Lehmann as Prokura.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/69006/126559

So it could be a red herring or some actual leads.........

Found a clue. The police registration is the right Harald Christian Hviid.
This source states Jørgen Hviid's parents as he apparently was a “maritime advisor“ to a film in 1961, so he is shortly listed by the Danish Film Institute :
http://www.danskefilm.dk/index2.html
Also listed in the internet movie database for the same film “Sorte Shara“.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122727/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Here is the film poster: It is about the Minesweeper “MS 1“ (disguised as the tugboat “Sara“- basis for the film Sorte Shara) that succeeded in reaching a Swedish port in 1943, when the Germans tried to seize the Danish Navy.
Of the 10 minesweepers (all build 1941) three got away to Sweden (MS 1, 7 & 9).
http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/film/da/15797.aspx?id=15797

Langelandsfortet has today the MS 2, that was captured by the Germans and renamed Vs 1211 and used it for Offshore Patrols [the real MS 1 was sold in 1956]:
Source: http://www.langelandsfortet.dk/minestryger_dk.htm

By that time his navy rank was Kommandørkaptajn. That is comparable to NATO Code OF-4. Lieutenant-colonel or in Latvian Pulkvežleitnants.
The Danish navy rank is translated into English as “Commander senior grade“.

Information from the Danish Film Institute about Jørgen Hviid:
Father: Grosserer (merchant) Harald Christian Hviid 1888-1979. Mother: Gertrud Emma Johanne Sack (1893-1968)
Jørgen Hviid married an Office Attendant Ellen Schmidt (born 14th of September 1915) in Birkerød Church the 23th of June 1941
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Edit: Found info about his little brother: Erik Valdemar Hviid, Born 17th of December 1919 in Riga! [So the parents lived in Copenhagen in 1918-1919, then in Riga and in Copenhagen 1920-1921 and then probably back to Riga.
Source: http://www.sihrhockey.org/public_player_list.cfm?letter=h&PageNum_qPlayers=64&league_filter=all
 
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The firm Harald Christian Hviid is listed for 1937 (also with Elfriede Hviid, born Janson as Prokura). So the firm ends in 1938 and he creates the D.G.S firm instead.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68045/124920

So the Firm “Harald Christian Hviid“ listed in Denmark for 1919 can almost certainly be verified as the father of Jørgen Hviid. The police registration actually say that he was born in Riga in 1888, so the Hviid family had long ties with Riga and Latvia !!

The firm mentioned in 1937-1938 is yet quite uncertain.
As the Riga-newspaper mentions the firm in Riga in 1938 I would reckon that the firm mentioned in Denmark 1937-1938 is another Harald Christian Hviid.

Found another police registration that is sadly cut on the left. Harald Christian Hviid lived (the 1st of May 1920?) at Rigensgade 21, second floor (Østerbro, Copenhagen) and moved from there 1st of November 1921.
Source: http://www.politietsregisterblade.d...gisterblad&id=1939167&searchname=polit_simple

That must be their final place in Copenhagen as the Hviid family moved to Riga in 1921: “PÃ¥ grund af revolutionen i Rusland flygtede familien til Danmark, og i 1921 rejste den til Riga“. That would mean that Jørgen Hviid was 5, when he got to Latvia.
Source: http://www.bt.dk/ishockey/tre-ishockeylegender-blev-optaget-i-hall-of-fame

Got a super good find for you Andris & GX.
This newspaper clip mentions that “Kommandørkaptajn Jørgen Hviid“ the 14'th of February 1962 as “Chief for the Marine District of Langeland“ was appointed to “Military Attaché“ in Stockholm covering Sweden and Finland for the Danish Defense.
Source: http://www.langelandsfortet.dk/Aviser/Avis 62-02-14.pdf

So that was his official title when the WC in 1963 was played in Stockholm.
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Världsmästerskapet_i_ishockey_för_herrar_1963
Jørgen Hviid was a spectator, when Denmark won their first international match 4-1 over Holland in the C-group and apparently shed a tear when the Danish flag was raised.
C-VM 1963, och dÃ¥ 10.3. kom Danmarks första VM-match vinst i matchen mot Holland, 4-1. Spelplatts då¨: Stockholms Stadion. Bland de 472 Ã¥skÃ¥dare dÃ¥ nämns speciellt Danmarks militärattaché i Stockholm Jörgen Hviid. Kan det vara samma man som sköt Danmarks första VM-mÃ¥l pÃ¥ samma arena 14 Ã¥r tidigare?“
Source: http://www8.idrottonline.se/BrinkensIF-Ishockey/Foreningen/OstermalmsIP/VM1949/

Jørgen Hviid was apparently also a supporter of a special group called Firmaet (“The Firm“). It was formed by a group of Conservative Students that created their own Intelligence Service in 1940, lead by Arne Sejr. They produced illegal articles and transports over to Sweden during the war. Denmark became part of NATO in 1949 and from 1951 “The Firm“ became a special branch in the Danish Defense Intelligence (FE - Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste) for Psychological Warfare (supported and even directly financed by foreign intelligence services - like MI-6 and CIA) and they put listening devices in rooms of the vice-chairman of the Danish Communist Party Alfred Jensen in 1952 (until 1959).
Arne Sejr made a report to the Police Intelligence (PET) in 1963, the content is unknown today. Sejr was questioned in 1963 by PET and “Firmaet“ closed in 1964.
A foreign intelligence (not listed in the PET report) made a list of people involved with “The Firm“ - Kommandørkaptajn Jørgen Hviid is one of them, as are State-Minister H.C.Hansen.

Source: PET-kommissionen, volume 5, page 100-124. Jørgen Hviid is listed page 113.
http://www.petkommissionen.dk/fileadmin/bind/pet_bind5.pdf

That means that Jørgen Hviid couldn't play in Denmark after the 1960/61 season - (maybe some early games the 1961/62 season) as he got a job in Stockholm.
At some point during the 60's (late 1965 ?) he returns to Copenhagen and is then a non-playing coach for KSF - that wins the Danish Championship 1963/64, 1964/65 and 1965/66. [at this point still uncertain when he is back]
He had been a playing coach when KSF won in 1960/61 - his last championship as a player, 44 years old.
 
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So who is the highest ranking officer that has won a National Championship in ice hockey?

The Sovjets in CSKA Moskva are the most likely competitors as they were officially army guys, but in reality icehockey professionals.

But Jørgen Hviid as playing-coach winning the Danish Championship in 1960/61 with the rank of Lieutenant-colonel (Danish Navy: Kommandørkaptajn) or Latvian “Pulkvežleitnants“ seems pretty respectable!

Finally found a good picture. Here he is as Chief of “Langelandsfortet“ from 23th of September 1961 to 22th of February 1962:
Source: http://www.langelandsfortet.dk/Langelandsfortet Fentz/Langelandsfortet/Fortchefer.htm

J%C3%B8rgen%20Hviid%201961-62.JPG


Langelandsfortet is a cold war museum today: Here in English.
Source: http://www.fortress-scandinavia.dk/Langelandsfortet/index_ENG.htm
 
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So found some info on Jørgen Hviid's naval career. It lists his full name as Jørgen Alfred Hviid.

This “HÃ¥ndbog for Søværnet“ lists his rank progression. [page 28].
Born 1st September 1916.
Søløjtnant 2 (OF 1): 1st September 1939.
Søløjtnant 1 (OF 1): 1st April 1940
Kaptajnløjtnant (OF 2): 1st June 1944* [the star means he was appointed later, but had the age progression from that point]
Orlogskaptajn (OF 3): 20th November 1950
Kommandørkaptajn (OF 4): 1st February 1955.


He is listed as Chief of the F340 Corvette Thetis from 11'th december 1958 - primo 1960.
Source: http://www.maritimevenner.com/CheferTH.html
The boat: http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/t/thetis(1945).htm

From 3rd of June 1960 to the 8th of October 1960 he is Chief of the F338 Frigate Niels Ebbesen.
Source: http://www.maritimevenner.com/CheferNE.html
Boat: http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/n/nielsebbesen(1945).htm

He is listed still in the 1963 handbook as being the military attaché in Stockholm and Helsingfors (Helsinki) on page 13.
Source: http://www.marinehist.dk/hfs/1963-HfS.pdf

In 1966-1967 the Danish navy test-sailed the two frigates Peder Skram and Herluf Trolle. Kommandør Jørgen Vilhelm Stilling had first tested Peder Skram in 1966 and then tested Herluf Trolle in 1967 when he received an injury that kept him in hospital for 4 weeks. Jørgen Hviid took over the testing of the frigate in that period (June-July 1967). Source [page 25, bottom right column]: http://www.pederskramsvenner.dk/medlemsblad/blade/blad-4-2008.pdf

F352 Peder Skram:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMS_Peder_Skram_(F352)
F353 Herluf Trolle (sister ship).

In 1970 the Danish Defense Intelligence [FE] used fishermen around Bornholm to gather Intel from the Baltic area. Below is reports from the Polish intelligence during the Cold War:
Source: (page 620-621, http://subweb.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/Books2005/Koldkrig/Kapitler/KK53.pdf )

Institut Pami˛eci Narodowej, 389/455, s. 133 rummer en efterretningsnotits dateret 14. oktober 1970 om „o´srodek wywiadu na Bornholmie“ [Efterretningscenter pÃ¥ Bornholm]. Ifølge notitsen blev centeret ledet af den danske kommandørkaptajn Jørgen Alfred Hviid. Det hedder videre, at Hviid i indhentningsarbejdet brugte danske fiskerkuttere, der udførte efterretningsarbejde i de omrÃ¥der, hvor de fiskede. Denne taktik var blevet ændret for ca. to mÃ¥neder siden, idet centeret nu udpegede de omrÃ¥der af den polske kyst, hvor fiskeriet og efterretningsindhentningen skulle foregÃ¥. Det oplystes ogsÃ¥, at der var gemmesteder i kutterne til særlige kort, og at de identificerede objekter først blev indtegnet pÃ¥ kortene, efter at man havde forladt polsk territorialfarvand.

I en anden notits (Sst.s. 64) af 10. november 1970 bringes en „Charakterystyka Jørgena Alfreda Hviida“ [Karakteristik af Jørgen Alfred Hviid] med personlige oplysninger, karriereforløb, sprogkundskaber etc. Det oplystes, at han var chef for Marinedistrikt Bornholm og for kongeskibet „Dannebrog“ under dette Ã¥rs sommerkrydstogt.
Oplysningerne var korrekte: Kommandørkaptajn J.A. Hviid (f. 1916) var 1968-72 chef for Bornholms Marinedistrikt
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So Jørgen Hviid was the Chief of the Bornholm Marine-district from 1968-1972 and at least from 1970 directed an intelligence center on Bornholm using local fishermen to gather intel. First in areas where they fished and later on specially designated costal areas in Polish waters to which the fisherman had received certain maps and hiding places for them.
It would be interesting what this Polish Intelligence File on him said as it should be full of details, but it's just mentioned as a footnote in the Danish paper.

So he would have been able to coach KSF in the period he stopped as military attaché in Stockholm and until he became chief in Bornholm 1968. He is listed as military attaché in the “HÃ¥ndbog for Søværnet“ 1965, but not for 1966!
KSF became Danish Champions in 1963/64, 1964/65 & 1965/66 - so the last one he could have been coach for KSF.
Their championships in 1969/70 & 1971/72 could not have been with him as he was on Bornholm.

His death is during 2001 as a “Nekrolog“ (obituary) was published in “Tidsskrift for søvæsen“, Ã…rg. 172, nr. 3 (2001) page 204-06. [It is not online].
 
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The auction is over, but this marine dagger was a gift from Marshall Georgi Konstantinovich Zjukov (!) to Jørgen Alfred Hviid in August 1956. It was sold for 5.200 Danish kroner (quite cheap actually).
Source: http://www.lauritz.com/da/auktion/russisk-ussr-marine-daggert-gave-fra-marskal-zjukov/i3556210/

Wonder what was the occasion and where??
It must had been during the Danish Naval Visit in Leningrad 2nd of August 1956 (the first since 1909). It was the two frigates Esbern Snare & Valdemar Sejr.
Frigate Esbern Snare also received a bear from the Russians as can be seen from this film clip: http://www.danskkulturarv.dk/dr/marinens-bjørn/
Sadly you never see the face of the officer petting and feeding the bear.....

So Jørgen Hviid must have been on one of the frigates - Zjukov likely presented a gift to the two frigate-chiefs.
F341 Esbern Snare (Chief not listed - but must have been Jørgen Hviid as with the rank of Kommandørkaptajn it's highly unlikely he wouldn't have been)
http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/e/esbernsnare(1954).htm
F343 Valdemar Sejr (Kommandørkaptajn in 1956; Hans-Henrik O. Wesche)
http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/VW/ValdemarSejr(1954).htm
 
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Found the obituary by chance for a Chairman of the Board (if the google translate for it right) for the “Nils Christian Hviid“ company.
Sadly it doesn't state when he had that capacity and where?

MESLINS Voldemārs * + 16.01.1937.
Tirdzniecības A/S „N. Chr. Hviid” valdes priekšsēdētājs,
Pirmās Rīgas apdrošināšanas sabiedrības valdes loceklis,
Firmas „V. Meslin” īpašnieks.
Lielajos kapos R.
“Jaunākās Ziņas” # 13. 18.01.1937.

Source: http://biographien.lv/M_nekro.html

MESLIN Woldemar * 05.01.1873. + 16.01.1937.
Praesis der Rigaer Automobil klub,
Praesis Verwaltung der Handels A/G “N. Chr. Hviid”,
Chef der Firma “W. Meslin”.
Marie Meslin.
Grossen Frdh. R.
“Rigasche Rundschau” # 12. 16.01.1937.
“Rigasche Rundschau” # 13. 18.01.1937.

Source: http://biographien.lv/M_dnekro.html

From what I can understand from photographs taking at a convention 18th of April 1910, Voldemārs Meslins was a car owner, so a man of lot of wealth to afford that in 1910:
Automaðînas îpaðnieks un arî maðînas vadîtâjs Voldemârs Meslins (dz. 1873. gadâ Rîgâ) un viòa ðoferis Jefims Puþakovs, dz. 1879. gadâ Daugavpilî).
Source [page 68, (3)]: http://www.arhivi.lv/sitedata/ZURNALS/zurnalu_raksti/45-73-ARHIVI-Petersone.pdf

Nils Christian Hviid wrote from Riga an article for the Norwegian paper “Fiskets gang“ about Silde “Vrakning“ (Norwegian word for Herring “quality-control“ of salting) the 28'th of September 1910 (page 263-264) complaining about Norwegian Fishermen oversalting the herring and doing it the wrong way. Also most Herring-cargoes from Bergen, Norway to Copenhagen should arrive quickly as the marked for herring usually goes down in November and December.
So apparently the Hviid family also sold fish?!
Source: http://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/120196/fg_39_1910.pdf?sequence=39
 
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Government official newsletter states that the office and shop of N. Chr. Hviid was located at Brīvības 31. In this 1935 article Meslins is listed as the Chairman of the Board, and there were two other board members - Hviid and someone named Oto-Rūdolfs Kellers. All three are listed as board members already in 1931. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...e:DIVL288|query:Voldemrs Meslins|issueType:P

It also states the 'mission of the company' - which is retail of sewerage and heating tubes, tube connections, heating devices and other technical and sanitary fittings.

Their home address is also listed, according to which Hviid lived on Raiņa bulvāris 6-10. It must have been this corner building right across the Monument of Freedom, which currently has the address of Brīvības bulvāris 19. https://www.google.lv/maps/@56.9520...m4!1e1!3m2!1szrVRR8Cg7NFVFX1f8nIlJQ!2e0?hl=en

I also found this excellent article which seems to be rather an advertisement. It has three pictures of the N. Chr. Hviid shop at Brīvības 31. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...VL140|query:N Chr Hviid N N Hviid|issueType:P

This is the house in which the shop was located. Current address is Brīvības bulvāris 55. https://www.google.lv/maps/@56.9574...m4!1e1!3m2!1sHi9i4Oer6xarVKHiiYwhtQ!2e0?hl=en

The company was established already in 1898. According to this article, on December 30, 1940 'the shareholders of N. Chr. Hviid decided to liquidate the company'. It was already six months after Soviet troops were in Riga, so who knows what actually happened there. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...article:DIVL683|query:N Chr Hviid|issueType:P
 

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Government official newsletter states that the office and shop of N. Chr. Hviid was located at Brīvības 31. In this 1935 article Meslins is listed as the Chairman of the Board, and there were two other board members - Hviid and someone named Oto-Rūdolfs Kellers. All three are listed as board members already in 1931. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...e:DIVL288|query:Voldemrs Meslins|issueType:P

It also states the 'mission of the company' - which is retail of sewerage and heating tubes, tube connections, heating devices and other technical and sanitary fittings.

Their home address is also listed, according to which Hviid lived on Raiņa bulvāris 6-10. It must have been this corner building right across the Monument of Freedom, which currently has the address of Brīvības bulvāris 19. https://www.google.lv/maps/@56.9520...m4!1e1!3m2!1szrVRR8Cg7NFVFX1f8nIlJQ!2e0?hl=en

I also found this excellent article which seems to be rather an advertisement. It has three pictures of the N. Chr. Hviid shop at Brīvības 31. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...VL140|query:N Chr Hviid N N Hviid|issueType:P

This is the house in which the shop was located. Current address is Brīvības bulvāris 55. https://www.google.lv/maps/@56.9574...m4!1e1!3m2!1sHi9i4Oer6xarVKHiiYwhtQ!2e0?hl=en

The company was established already in 1898. According to this article, on December 30, 1940 'the shareholders of N. Chr. Hviid decided to liquidate the company'. It was already six months after Soviet troops were in Riga, so who knows what actually happened there. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...article:DIVL683|query:N Chr Hviid|issueType:P

Great!
So Nils Christian Hviid had a business of “retail of sewerage and heating tubes, tube connections, heating devices and other technical and sanitary fittings“ in Riga even until 1940. Did his company start in Riga 1898?
They had a Copenhagen branch of the Nils Christian Hviid company, that closed in 1921 [page 159]!
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/67858/124611

So one of his sons: Harald Christian Hviid (father of Jørgen Hviid) created his own company in Copenhagen called “Harald Christian Hviid“. That's what confused me. It wasn't a continuation, but two different companies!
So Harald Christian Hviid travel from Petrograd to Copenhagen in late 1918. He then creates his own company “Harald Christian Hviid“.
Trade register nr 8 1919 lists a Harald Christian Hviid (of Charlottenlund) as sole responsible for firm “Harald Christian Hviid“ and with Ingeborg Lehmann as prokura.
https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/69006/126559
Trade register nr 9 1919 then lists Nils Christian Hviid as making a Copenhagen-branch of his company “Nils Christian Hviid“ run by his son Harald Christian Hviid (now of Ordrup) and also with Ingeborg Lehmann as prokura.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/69010/126567
So Harald Christian Hviid runs both companies until 1921, where he moves back to Latvia taking his sons with him (inc. Jørgen Hviid). He liquidates both the “Harald Christian Hviid“ and the Nils Christian Hviid branch in Copenhagen.

That makes it uncertain of Erik Valdemar Hviid really was born in Riga in 1919? The reason of the hole in the police registration (for Copenhagen) of Harald Christian Hviid & Gertrud Hviid between 1919-1920, could be they were living in Charlottenlund and Ordrup that are both in Gentofte Commune and not Copenhagen Commune! Unless Gertrud Hviid made it back to Riga to give birth in late 1919?

The you also have a Harald Christian Hviid married to Elfriede Hviid (born Jansson), that have a son also called Harald Christian Hviid :help:
Source: http://www.bolyhne.dk/Slaegtsforskning/Mineaner/fam039xx/fam03907.htm
They also seem to have a company called Harald Christian Hviid.
Even later you also have a Harald Niels Christian Hviid listed......[but they really seem to keep the family name going, so that is a good old fashioned sign of relation].

But what I can see later from the trade registers, they are very likely from the same family. Here is the trade register from 1957 nr. 9 *[page 190, left column].
The company “Harald Christian Hviid's efterfølger“ (have to research that) is liquidated and the company “Nils Christian Hviid & Søn“ has trade (Nils Christian Hviid & Son). Here is comes.
The firm is run by Harald Niels Christian Hviid (whoever he is) & Erik Valdemar Hviid from Birkerød (the icehockey and speed skating younger brother of Jørgen Hviid, that in those years actually tried to make an icehockey Club in Birkerød called Kajerød Tigers!) and with Elfriede Johanna Hviid, born Janson as Prokura!
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68321/125408

In 1970: Harald Niels Christian Hviid leaves and Erik Valdemar Hviid continues alone for the company “N. Chr. Hviid & Søn“.
Source [page 8]: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68489/125640
In 1977 the company moves to Gentofte.
Source [page 62]: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68594/125846


Erik Valdemar Hviid leaves the company “Harald Christian Hviid's efterfølger“ in 1950, that is thereafter solely run by Harald Christian Hviid.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68213/125244
In 1949 Harald Christian Hviid is listed as prokura for “Harald Christian Hviid's efterfølger“.
Already in 1947 Erik Valdemar Hviid is listed as sole responsible for “Harald Christian Hviid's efterfølger“.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68859/126277


It is still a bit of a mess so far, but great GX you could secure the “Nils Christian Hviid“ company in Riga. So we have to think the old Nils Christian Hviid stayed even onto the Sovjet occupation in 1940, it seems it might have been the communists, that forced it to close?
You have found any birthdate, wife, mention of all his children or Nekrolog of Nils Christian Hviid?
If his son Harald Christian Hviid (father of Jørgen Hviid) was born in Riga already in 1888, he must have stayed there a long time.

Info about the Kajerød Tigers, later Skjold Birkerød, later Furesøen. Then the players graduated from gymnasium and went to the University of Copenhagen, where they created the USG club (Universitetets Studenter Gymnastik) that replaced Furesøen in 1962-63.
Source: http://internationalhockey.wikia.com/wiki/Universitetes_Studenter_Gymnastik
So that was under Erik Valdemar Hviid, that had changed from KSF around 1955? and went to make his own club. At the same time he was co-running the old family business.
 
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Government official newsletter states that the office and shop of N. Chr. Hviid was located at Brīvības 31. In this 1935 article Meslins is listed as the Chairman of the Board, and there were two other board members - Hviid and someone named Oto-Rūdolfs Kellers. All three are listed as board members already in 1931. http://periodika.lv/periodika2-view...e:DIVL288|query:Voldemrs Meslins|issueType:P

Found him. That must be Otto Rudolf Alexander Keller [Kaufmann und Unternehmer] 1876-1962.

V.: Johann K., Brunnenbaumeister; M.: Amanda, geb. Gross; ⚭ Riga 26. 12. 1901 Emma Berta Felsko. Gymn. in Libau. Kaufm. Lehre b. d. Maschinenfabrik St. Galli in St. Petersburg. 1899 Exportsachbearbeiter f. d. Gebiet Rußland b. d. Fa. A. Roller AG, Berlin; Reisetätigkeit f. d. Fa. Roller in Rußland: Vertrieb kompl. Anlagen f. d. Herstellung v. Streichhölzern. 1903 Gründung d. Fa. O. I. Keller in Riga mit e. Filiale in St. Petersburg: techn. Vertretungen, techn. Handelsgeschäft f. Maschinen, Werkzeuge, Industriebedarf, Stahl, Eisen, Röhren usw.; Einrichtung d. Maschinenfabrik O. I. Keller. Kaufte d. Hotel Metropol, d. Mühlgrabener Schiffswerft u. d. Fa. Chr. Hviid (Sanitäre Einrichtungen). 1936-39 Ehrenkonsul d. Türkei. Präses d. Dt. Theaterver. in Riga, um d. Dt. Schauspiel verdient. 1940-45 in Posen Gründer d. Fa. Keller & Co. KG u. d. Maschinenfabrik O. 1. Keller. Seit 1945 in Berlin. Gründer d. Fa. O. I. Keller OHG, Berlin, Maschinen- u. Werkzeughandel.

Source: http://www.bbl-digital.de/eintrag/Keller-Otto-Rudolf-Alexander-1876-1962/

He seemed to have stayed in Riga until 1940, when he moved to Posen in Prussia and from 1945 to Berlin where he died.
 

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You have dug up some very interesting material.
So it still an open question how the selection was made from the WC 1933. So only Riga players where selected, with Liepāja players being ignored. Wonder what is behind that? Pressure from the guys with the money to go for the tournament?
So both Hviid's first games and his last ones for Unions are still a bit shrouded in mystery!

Very interesting newspaper article about Nils Christian Hviid and his company and the continuation by his youngest son Harald Christian Hviid.

Then I found this old photo form the police registration of an Harald Christian Hviid born in Riga 30th January 1888 and married to Gertrud Hviid, born 31th of December 1892 in Bjalostok, Russia [today Białystok Poland]. Moved from Petrograd 1th of November 1918 to Copenhagen [Gammel Jernbanevej 30, must be in Valby], but left that address again in 1919 the 1'th november.
http://www.politietsregisterblade.d...&task=viewRegisterblad&id=2496549&searchname=

Can it be a coincidence - guy with the same name OR did Harald Christian Hviid escape Russia in 1918 and then in 1919 returned to Latvia (as he was apparently born there?!).

This one of Danish trade in 1938 actually lists one or two? Harald Christian Hviid [page 4, right column]
1) The firm Harald Christian Hviid “er hævet“ - suppose it means liquidated?
2) Then a Harald Christian Hviid that as the only responsible runs the company “Dansk Gas Service“ D.G.S. (Danish Gas Service).
It then lists a Elfriede Hviid, born Jansan, as Prokura.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/68032/124895
So did he close one company and started a new one in 1938? So who is Elfriede Hviid?
Is that the Harald Christian Hviid we are looking for, or? [it does fit that the family moved back to Denmark in 1934]. Sadly the name is could be common enough to have multiple business people named the same.......:(

Another Business called Harald Christian Hviid is listed for 1919 [page 5, left column - could fit with the above Harald Christian Hviid coming from Petrograd in late 1918].
It states the address as Charlottenlund (that doesn't fit with the address listed above, but could be a company site) and Ingrid Lehmann as Prokura.
Source: https://tidsskrift.dk/index.php/Handelsregistrene/article/viewFile/69006/126559

So it could be a red herring or some actual leads.........

Found a clue. The police registration is the right Harald Christian Hviid.
This source states Jørgen Hviid's parents as he apparently was a “maritime advisor“ to a film in 1961, so he is shortly listed by the Danish Film Institute :
http://www.danskefilm.dk/index2.html
Also listed in the internet movie database for the same film “Sorte Shara“.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122727/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Here is the film poster: It is about the Minesweeper “MS 1“ (disguised as the tugboat “Sara“- basis for the film Sorte Shara) that succeeded in reaching a Swedish port in 1943, when the Germans tried to seize the Danish Navy.
Of the 10 minesweepers (all build 1941) three got away to Sweden (MS 1, 7 & 9).
http://www.dfi.dk/faktaomfilm/film/da/15797.aspx?id=15797

Langelandsfortet has today the MS 2, that was captured by the Germans and renamed Vs 1211 and used it for Offshore Patrols [the real MS 1 was sold in 1956]:
Source: http://www.langelandsfortet.dk/minestryger_dk.htm

By that time his navy rank was Kommandørkaptajn. That is comparable to NATO Code OF-4. Lieutenant-colonel or in Latvian Pulkvežleitnants.
The Danish navy rank is translated into English as “Commander senior grade“.

Information from the Danish Film Institute about Jørgen Hviid:
Father: Grosserer (merchant) Harald Christian Hviid 1888-1979. Mother: Gertrud Emma Johanne Sack (1893-1968)
Jørgen Hviid married an Office Attendant Ellen Schmidt (born 14th of September 1915) in Birkerød Church the 23th of June 1941
.

Edit: Found info about his little brother: Erik Valdemar Hviid, Born 17th of December 1919 in Riga! [So the parents lived in Copenhagen in 1918-1919, then in Riga and in Copenhagen 1920-1921 and then probably back to Riga.
Source: http://www.sihrhockey.org/public_pl...rs=57&1=1&league_filter=ahl~letter=v&letter=h

I think – there were no conspiracy or malice in the fact that hockey players from Liepāja conference were not invited.

(1) Firstly, distance. 200-220 km – not a big distance for today. But in the first half of the 20th century Liepaja and Riga hockey teams very rarely had games among each other. They actually have had a few mutual games at all.

(2) Games held on natural ice, which was affected by the weather. Which could mean a useless journey in a case when suddly a thaw began. Also, it was not possible an operative arrival to the game when suddenly the ice conditions became right. This, seems to be, one of the reasons why the participation of Liepaja hockey players in the national team was even not considered. Must be said, that amateur players were able to play and to train on weekends or in the evenings (in case the light was installed in the area). At another time they had to work, to study ... This, of course, did complicate Liepaja hockey players visits to Riga.

(3) Another important factor – money. Any trip, food, lodging paid the money. In addition, longer lasting absence of hockey players leading to losses due to the delayed work. It is clear, that travel and living expenses for the 1-2 hockey players of Liepaja are not overwhelming. However, knowing how hard the Latvian national team had a fund raising for the membership in the first championships (Berlin 1932.; Prague 1933.), so additional expenses for involving Liepaja hockey players to the national team could be seen as unnecessary and even wasteful.

(4) In addition, Liepaja hockey clubs were considered to be substantially lower (weaker) than the Riga teams. (What can not be said about football! Liepaja football team, "Olimpija" is a multiple winner in that period Latvian football championship.)

Image about superiority of Riga teams and weakness of Liepāja ones was highlighted by the final game of the Latvian championship on 12 March 1932 when Riga strongest team ("Unions") won the winners of Liepaja area ("Olimpija") with result 14:1 !!! This, of course, could reinforce the idea that it may be dispensed without representatives of Liepaja clubs in the world championship 1933. (Another story that "Olimpija" had arrived to the final game (1932) in partial composition.)

By the way, after the world championship (February 1933), the final game of Latvian championship was held. And the final game (March 12, 1933) was again among the teams "Unions" and "Olimpija". This time the "Unions" won only with a result 1:0. There have been a bad ice conditions... The author of the only goal was J. Hviid.

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Thank you for broad and substantial insight into Hviid family life!
 

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So found some info on Jørgen Hviid's naval career. It lists his full name as Jørgen Alfred Hviid.

This “Håndbog for Søværnet“ lists his rank progression. [page 28].
Born 1st September 1916.
Søløjtnant 2 (OF 1): 1st September 1939.
Søløjtnant 1 (OF 1): 1st April 1940
Kaptajnløjtnant (OF 2): 1st June 1944* [the star means he was appointed later, but had the age progression from that point]
Orlogskaptajn (OF 3): 20th November 1950
Kommandørkaptajn (OF 4): 1st February 1955.


He is listed as Chief of the F340 Corvette Thetis from 11'th december 1958 - primo 1960.
Source: http://www.maritimevenner.com/CheferTH.html
The boat: http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/t/thetis(1945).htm

From 3rd of June 1960 to the 8th of October 1960 he is Chief of the F338 Frigate Niels Ebbesen.
Source: http://www.maritimevenner.com/CheferNE.html
Boat: http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/n/nielsebbesen(1945).htm

He is listed still in the 1963 handbook as being the military attaché in Stockholm and Helsingfors (Helsinki) on page 13.
Source: http://www.marinehist.dk/hfs/1963-HfS.pdf

In 1966-1967 the Danish navy test-sailed the two frigates Peder Skram and Herluf Trolle. Kommandør Jørgen Vilhelm Stilling had first tested Peder Skram in 1966 and then tested Herluf Trolle in 1967 when he received an injury that kept him in hospital for 4 weeks. Jørgen Hviid took over the testing of the frigate in that period (June-July 1967). Source [page 25, bottom right column]: http://www.pederskramsvenner.dk/medlemsblad/blade/blad-4-2008.pdf

F352 Peder Skram:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMS_Peder_Skram_(F352)
F353 Herluf Trolle (sister ship).

In 1970 the Danish Defense Intelligence [FE] used fishermen around Bornholm to gather Intel from the Baltic area. Below is reports from the Polish intelligence during the Cold War:
Source: (page 620-621, http://subweb.diis.dk/graphics/Publications/Books2005/Koldkrig/Kapitler/KK53.pdf )

Institut Pami˛eci Narodowej, 389/455, s. 133 rummer en efterretningsnotits dateret 14. oktober 1970 om „o´srodek wywiadu na Bornholmie“ [Efterretningscenter pÃ¥ Bornholm]. Ifølge notitsen blev centeret ledet af den danske kommandørkaptajn Jørgen Alfred Hviid. Det hedder videre, at Hviid i indhentningsarbejdet brugte danske fiskerkuttere, der udførte efterretningsarbejde i de omrÃ¥der, hvor de fiskede. Denne taktik var blevet ændret for ca. to mÃ¥neder siden, idet centeret nu udpegede de omrÃ¥der af den polske kyst, hvor fiskeriet og efterretningsindhentningen skulle foregÃ¥. Det oplystes ogsÃ¥, at der var gemmesteder i kutterne til særlige kort, og at de identificerede objekter først blev indtegnet pÃ¥ kortene, efter at man havde forladt polsk territorialfarvand.

I en anden notits (Sst.s. 64) af 10. november 1970 bringes en „Charakterystyka Jørgena Alfreda Hviida“ [Karakteristik af Jørgen Alfred Hviid] med personlige oplysninger, karriereforløb, sprogkundskaber etc. Det oplystes, at han var chef for Marinedistrikt Bornholm og for kongeskibet „Dannebrog“ under dette års sommerkrydstogt.
Oplysningerne var korrekte: Kommandørkaptajn J.A. Hviid (f. 1916) var 1968-72 chef for Bornholms Marinedistrikt
.

So Jørgen Hviid was the Chief of the Bornholm Marine-district from 1968-1972 and at least from 1970 directed an intelligence center on Bornholm using local fishermen to gather intel. First in areas where they fished and later on specially designated costal areas in Polish waters to which the fisherman had received certain maps and hiding places for them.
It would be interesting what this Polish Intelligence File on him said as it should be full of details, but it's just mentioned as a footnote in the Danish paper.

So he would have been able to coach KSF in the period he stopped as military attaché in Stockholm and until he became chief in Bornholm 1968. He is listed as military attaché in the “Håndbog for Søværnet“ 1965, but not for 1966!
KSF became Danish Champions in 1963/64, 1964/65 & 1965/66 - so the last one he could have been coach for KSF.
Their championships in 1969/70 & 1971/72 could not have been with him as he was on Bornholm.

His death is during 2001 as a “Nekrolog“ (obituary) was published in “Tidsskrift for søvæsen“, Årg. 172, nr. 3 (2001) page 204-06. [It is not online].

Thank you. This is very valuable information.
Excellent information! It will be useful in future work.
 

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The auction is over, but this marine dagger was a gift from Marshall Georgi Konstantinovich Zjukov (!) to Jørgen Alfred Hviid in August 1956. It was sold for 5.200 Danish kroner (quite cheap actually).
Source: http://www.lauritz.com/da/auktion/russisk-ussr-marine-daggert-gave-fra-marskal-zjukov/i3556210/

Wonder what was the occasion and where??
It must had been during the Danish Naval Visit in Leningrad 2nd of August 1956 (the first since 1909). It was the two frigates Esbern Snare & Valdemar Sejr.
Frigate Esbern Snare also received a bear from the Russians as can be seen from this film clip: http://www.danskkulturarv.dk/dr/marinens-bjørn/
Sadly you never see the face of the officer petting and feeding the bear.....

So Jørgen Hviid must have been on one of the frigates - Zjukov likely presented a gift to the two frigate-chiefs.
F341 Esbern Snare (Chief not listed - but must have been Jørgen Hviid as with the rank of Kommandørkaptajn it's highly unlikely he wouldn't have been)
http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/e/esbernsnare(1954).htm
F343 Valdemar Sejr (Kommandørkaptajn in 1956; Hans-Henrik O. Wesche)
http://www.navalhistory.dk/danish/skibene/VW/ValdemarSejr(1954).htm

An interesting detail.
Possible that J. Hviid was particularly useful for visit to Leningrad (now Sankt-Petersburg) because he would have had a good knowledges of the Russian language.
 

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I think – there were no conspiracy or malice in the fact that hockey players from Liepāja conference were not invited.

(1) Firstly, distance. 200-220 km – not a big distance for today. But in the first half of the 20th century Liepaja and Riga hockey teams very rarely had games among each other. They actually have had a few mutual games at all.

(2) Games held on natural ice, which was affected by the weather. Which could mean a useless journey in a case when suddly a thaw began. Also, it was not possible an operative arrival to the game when suddenly the ice conditions became right. This, seems to be, one of the reasons why the participation of Liepaja hockey players in the national team was even not considered. Must be said, that amateur players were able to play and to train on weekends or in the evenings (in case the light was installed in the area). At another time they had to work, to study ... This, of course, did complicate Liepaja hockey players visits to Riga.

(3) Another important factor – money. Any trip, food, lodging paid the money. In addition, longer lasting absence of hockey players leading to losses due to the delayed work. It is clear, that travel and living expenses for the 1-2 hockey players of Liepaja are not overwhelming. However, knowing how hard the Latvian national team had a fund raising for the membership in the first championships (Berlin 1932.; Prague 1933.), so additional expenses for involving Liepaja hockey players to the national team could be seen as unnecessary and even wasteful.

(4) In addition, Liepaja hockey clubs were considered to be substantially lower (weaker) than the Riga teams. (What can not be said about football! Liepaja football team, "Olimpija" is a multiple winner in that period Latvian football championship.)

Image about superiority of Riga teams and weakness of Liepāja ones was highlighted by the final game of the Latvian championship on 12 March 1932 when Riga strongest team ("Unions") won the winners of Liepaja area ("Olimpija") with result 14:1 !!! This, of course, could reinforce the idea that it may be dispensed without representatives of Liepaja clubs in the world championship 1933. (Another story that "Olimpija" had arrived to the final game (1932) in partial composition.)

By the way, after the world championship (February 1933), the final game of Latvian championship was held. And the final game (March 12, 1933) was again among the teams "Unions" and "Olimpija". This time the "Unions" won only with a result 1:0. There have been a bad ice conditions... The author of the only goal was J. Hviid.

!!!
Thank you for broad and substantial insight into Hviid family life!

You are welcome. We have unearthed a lot of “forgotten history“ and it is amazing what you can slowly piece together from fragments all over the net. Hopefully when finally Denmark pulls itself together to have the newspapers available online I might find much more (they say 2015, but it will probably be delayed).

So the Liepaja got a really bad unfair reputation if they had actually showed up in partial composition to the game in march 1932.
So either their team was a lot better in 1933, when Jørgen Hviid scored the decisive goal, or the low score was all due to bad ice as you say.

Have you seen the video's I found from KSF playing in 1937 and KSF training in 1941?
Based on the picture of Jørgen Hviid in uniform we can certainly say he is the guy getting flowers in the 1937 film before the match with IFk Malmö!
Source: http://oldportal.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_BF2B709B59A245AD8FE52C4FE6D718B9

The 1941 filmclip shows the problems of playing icehockey when it becomes more like water-hockey! Source: http://oldportal.euscreen.eu/play.jsp?id=EUS_CCAD1C80FA84442CB45C5D6C0BD59EA2
 

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An interesting detail.
Possible that J. Hviid was particularly useful for visit to Leningrad (now Sankt-Petersburg) because he would have had a good knowledges of the Russian language.

In those days I think all Danish officers had to learn Russian at some level (it was totally mandatory in the intelligence branches). I think it was actually offered as a possibility to all drafted soldiers.
But off course it's one thing to learn it as a young adult and another to be fluent as Jørgen Hviid likely was.

Maybe the fact he was actually born in Moskva might also be considered as a choice for his selection!
 
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So found another clue about Jørgen Hviid whereabouts:
From 1956-1962 [I checked all the years] he is listed as living in Birkerød, while being a member of the:
Selskabet “Handels- og Søfartsmuseets venner“.
(Society: Friends of the Trade-and Seafaring Museum).

[I'm probably the first that have checked these sources since maybe Polish Intelligence in the Cold War!]

Source: From the 1959 yearbook [page 157]: http://www.mfs.dk/sites/default/files/documents/1959Beretningogdriftsregnskab146-195.pdf

He is not listed 1955 nor 1963 (as he moved to Stockholm as military attaché and thus must have cancelled his membership].

His brother Erik was also living in Birkerød in that period.

Somewhere in this paper (haven't been able to locate the line because it is 203 pages) Kommandørkaptajn Hviid had his service on the Faroese Islands in the 1950's (though he was only Orlogskaptajn until 1955).
The google search give this line from somewhere in the paper: “kommandørkaptajn Hviid, som gjorde tjeneste pÃ¥ Færøerne i 1950´erne hævdede i 1959 ifølge en amerikansk kilde, at de islandske kommunister....
Source: http://www.tinganes.fo/logir/alit/2004.03 Kalda kríggið - Bent Jensen.pdf
Edit: It's on page 135! Jørgen Hviid told an american source in 1959, that Icelandic Communist of the has offered the Republican Faroese Party (wanted to split from Denmark) if their newspaper took a clear Communist stand. Whether funds actually was transmitted is unknown.


That could mean that he moved to Denmark in 1955-1956 and then lived in Birkerød.
Caveat: He is not on any pictures of the personnel from the Marine Station in Thorshavn:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.185177874895786.47025.185112848235622&type=3

So it means that he is known to have played the 1956 Danish Championship and won it for the first time (but maybe not winning a silver in 1955 - perhaps still being on the Faroese Islands).
 
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What strange things I dig up.

This latvian wikipedia site lists masons and behold a Haralds Hvids (Hviid), born 1888 turns up!
That is Jørgen Hviid's father (since born 1888), that was member of two lodges in Latvia:
“Hvīds (Hviid), Haralds (1888—). Tirgotājs. Rīgas ložas „Jāņuguns” vārtnieks. (1926). Andreja ložas meistars (1931).“
Source: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brīvmūrnieku_uzskaitījums_—_H

The “Rīgas loža "Jāņuguns" has him on the list as Vārtnieks (whatever that is):
Source: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rīgas_loža_"Jāņuguns"
 
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Can you translate the essentials from this article.
Does it state that the company started in Riga 1898?
It ends about Harald Christian Hviid (Dipl Agr) “Diploma of Agriculture“ maybe??
Yeah, it also mentions that the company was established in 1898. It is mentioned in several articles.

Well, basically it tells that it is a modern shop, and that most people don't know how much effort and knowledge is necessary in order to run such a modern shop. :)

Second and third paragraphs are very factual.

Hviid overtook the company six years ago (1920). Previously it was managed by Kārlis Friedrihs Rehms, and the company was originally established by Bernhards Hermans. Until 1924 Hviid worked as a representative of a 'big foreign company'. Hviid is the sole owner of the company.

Yeah, Dipl.-Agr. should be Diploma in Agriculture.
 

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Yeah, it also mentions that the company was established in 1898. It is mentioned in several articles.

Well, basically it tells that it is a modern shop, and that most people don't know how much effort and knowledge is necessary in order to run such a modern shop. :)

Second and third paragraphs are very factual.

Hviid overtook the company six years ago (1920). Previously it was managed by Kārlis Friedrihs Rehms, and the company was originally established by Bernhards Hermans. Until 1924 Hviid worked as a representative of a 'big foreign company'. Hviid is the sole owner of the company.

Yeah, Dipl.-Agr. should be Diploma in Agriculture.

Thanks!
So the company created in 1898 would originally have had another name (?) when it was created by Bernhards Hermans and then managed by Kārlis Friedrihs Rehms.
So we know from the Danish registry that a Danish office of the Nils Christian Hviid firm is set up in 1919 (and managed by Harald Christian Hviid until 1921, when it closes), so maybe it's also in 1919 Nils Christian Hviid takes over as sole owner in Latvia and change the company name also in Latvia, instead of 1920.

So would be interesting to find out what “big foreign company“ he worked for until 1924......I make a guess below.

Found the N. Chr. Hviid company listed under Armatures (page 14), Bathroom fittings (page 22), Heating installations (page 47), Pumps (page 75), Pipes (page 76), Sanitäre Anlagen (page 78 with Advertisement!) in the 1928/29 Trade-address-book from the Directorate of Trade and Industry for Latvia and Estonia.
Source: http://fr.calameo.com/read/00205596899a5d34657a5

A “W. Meslins“ (Voldemars Meslins?) is listed as a Flax- (page 39) and cannabis producer (hanf, page 45, also advertisement) and having Flax-processing machines on page 39 and of “Thrashing machines“ (page 31), Agriculture, machines & implements (import, page 58), Linseed (page 60), “Locomobiles“ (page 60).

Otto Rudolf Alexander Keller and his company “O.I Keller“ from 1903 is also listed as having Flax-processing machines on page 39. He also produces Armatures (page 14), Iron and Steel-ware (page 34); Wood-veneer machines (page 39), Timber-processing machines (page 48), Industry machines (page 51), Engineering Offices (page 51), Machines and apparatuses (page 63), Metal-working machinery (page 65), Pumps (page 75), Saws (page 77), Schmirgelscheiben (emery, page 80), Technical accessories (page 85), Transmissions (page 91), Tools (page 98).

They are in fact door to door: So instead of being hard competitors they apparently decided to more or less work together?!
Meslins in Aspazijas Bulvaris 8
Keller in Aspazijas Bulvaris 6

Sadly these books were only available from 1928-1930. But these three certainly were imposing economic figures in Riga back then, especially Keller!
Source: http://buch-info.org/t/Handels-Adressbuch_Lett-_und_Estlands
 
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Nils Christian Hviid is also listed in the Norwegian Fishing Yearbook of 1908 talking about the import of primarily British herring and some Norwegian herring to the marked in Riga between 5-18 of February 1909 where he comments on the hard winter that has stopped all ship transports. So herring stocks are getting low.
Source [page 482]: https://archive.org/stream/rsberetningvedk00fiskgoog#page/n510/mode/2up

It is safe to say that he must have been a Fishing Agent (Norwegian? Danish?) or some expert buyer for a company specialized in Herrings!

This snippet lists Nils Christian Hviid as being elected “revisor“ (accountant) for Nordmanns-forbundet (Society of Norwegians) in 1913:
Source: http://books.google.dk/books?id=hml...l=en&sa=X&ei=3_RgVNLSIYHfaPa6gvAP&redir_esc=y

“The Guess“:
Total shot in the dark, but it could fit the crumbs of evidence:
Looking through I found a very good candidate for his former job in Riga. As Nils Christian Hviid was a specialist in herring what about he worked for the Riga based company founded by the Dane Arnold Sørensen in 1882. That could explain that he started there in the 1880's and that his son Harald Christian Hviid was born in Riga in 1888 - and that he could be referred as a specialists for the Norwegian fishing papers on herring.
Arnold Sørensen is listed in the 1928/29 book on page 56 under Konserven.
Here is a Latvian article about the firm called “Karavela“ today, that bought the canning company Kaija in 2002 (that was originally the company “Arnold Sørensen“):
http://www.citariga.lv/lat/vecmilgravis/rupnieciba/kaija/

They sell their products in Denmark now under the name Arnold Sørensen:
http://issuu.com/eurofish/docs/eurofish_magazine_3_2014/32

Old Latvian commercial of Arnold Sørensen “Šprotes“:
Source: http://www.antonia.lv/lv/izsole/32/lote-170-reklama-arnold-sorensen-riga-sprotes

Small advertisement (below namelist) with the latvianized name “Arnolds Serensens“:
http://genealogyindexer.org/view/1940Lat/1940Lat - 0177.pdf
 
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Henning Danry (the son of KSF player Dan Danry) has been very kind to send me (and allowing me to upload it) this photograph from 1943 of the KSF team.
Jørgen Alfred Hviid is in front as captain! Also in the picture is brother Erik Hviid and Dan Danry.

According to the note on the photograph it was from a 4-1 win over Malmö (unknown if it was IFK Malmö or Malmö FF as the Skåne information I had only mentioned games in 1940, 1941 and 1942).

I have hosted the image as apparently it is to big to be uploaded [but with a few clicks you will it bigger]:
 
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Jørgen Hviid's name appear in this "secret"-labelled CIA report from 1960.
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/HAZNERS, VILIS VOL. 2_0003.pdf

It's an report about a CIA agent called "AEKILO/2", who in New York the 29th of September 1960 had a prearranged meeting with a case officer [name delated]. It was a debriefing after AEKILO/2 trip to Cleveland for activities for "Daugavas Vanagi" [Source: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daugavas_Vanagi; New York branch: http://www.nylatvian.org/edvny.php ]
AEKILO/2 gave some information to the Case Officer, including this:
Jørgen Hviid is mentioned as a Danish Security Officer, who will probably make the security arrangements for the Danish King and Queens's visit to the USA. Jørgen Hviid should be in New York around the 15th October 1960 for the "Danish Fair".
Jørgen Hviid might have information about current Latvian affairs in Denmark, since he was involved in the Danish REDSOX affairs.
Imants Reitmanis [living in Copenhagen] have send this information to AEKILO/2, who will meet Jørgen Hviid at the Danish Fair.
Imants Reitmanis: http://dzelzbibl.awardspace.com/j_reitmanis.html

AEKILO/2 has given OB (?) information about the location of Sovjet missile sites and disposition of large military units, but no information about the "Source".
The Case Officer has asked AEKILO/2 to obtain Swedish and Danish films on Riga. Officially he has to try to loan them [guess for showing them at the Danish Fair], but the CIA will make copies for training purposes.

Page 5 of the CIA report has a Latvian summery of Jørgen Hviid (can anyone translate it?)!

Further info on "REDSOX":
REDSOX were CIA operations into the Sovjet Union from 1949-1954: "In operation REDSOX, the CIA trained and infiltrated former Soviet and ethnic foreign nationals behind the Iron Curtain to collect intelligence and to stir up indigenous insurgencies".
Source: http://www.rb-29.net/html/77ColdWarStory/01.03birthofcw.htm

The Codename for the Latvian branch of REDSOX was "AECOB".
Unfortunately this CIA operation was a failure of the émigré groups were totally compromised:
"And worst of all, virtually all of these émigré groups had been penetrated by Soviet intelligence, a fact that has been confirmed by KGB documents left behind when the Soviets pulled out of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in the early 1990s. Some of the Soviet agents inside these Russian emigre groups were so senior that they were able to compromise many of the parachute drops inside the Soviet Union".
Source: http://www.matthewaid.com/post/51394955674/debacle-the-cias-failed-agent-penetration

EDIT: Found that agent AEKILO/2 was a Cryptonym for "Vilis Hazners"
Source: https://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-263-cia-records/second-release-lexicon.pdf
Full name "Vilis Arveds Hāzners": https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilis_Hāzners
Interesting for a Danish link:" 1945. gada 26. janvārī pie Immenheimas tiek ievainots un nosūtīts uz Dāniju atveseļoties - tur arī sagaida kara beigas".
 
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Found another CIA report which contains info about Jørgen Hviid.
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 1_0015.pdf

It's a (very long) biographical debriefing of "Clevland O. Hahn" - misspelling ["FJROWDY (Cryptonym for Stockholm) contacts group of Cleveland O. Hahn" - Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/AECOB ZRLYNCH VOL. 1_0004.pdf] - who started to work for DYCLAIM [being a CIA "cryptonym" for CIA] in 1950 - to the chief of CSOB.
Found the misspelled name Jurgen Hviid on page 113 (though the actual page says 114):

Hahn was contacted by "Jurgen Hviid" of the "Neckerchiefs", who had heard about Hahn from "Lambers" (spelling error for Valdemārs LAMBERGS) in Germany.
"Lambers" had plans to get information about conditions in Latvia for his Germany-published newspaper "Latvia".
So it is definitely Valdemārs/Voldemārs Lambergs: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdemārs_Lambergs
Is according to a Freds Launags report working for American Intelligence.
Source (page 8): http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 1_0032.pdf

According to the CIA report "Jurgen Hviid" had lived many years in Latvia where his father had owned a bathroom fixture firm in Riga [so it's definitely certain it's Jørgen Hviid].
At this time Jørgen Hviid was no longer fluent in Latvian and conversed with some difficulty [not been there since 1939, so 11 years without speaking it].
Jørgen Hviid tried to recruit Hahn to the "Neckerchiefs" promising a very secure operation after 1 years of training. Hahn turned it down to work with DYCLAIM [CIA] instead. He wanted to help his partisan contacts in Latvia.

Hahn apparently learned from Mrs. Spade a former girlfriend of "Jurgen Hviid" when he was in Latvia (and wife of an Latvian admiral that still lived in Latvia!), that he was "a very shrewd, egoistic and calculating person, who would let no morals stop him to achieve his own personal aims".

All this is really very weird: How did CIA get Jørgen Hviid's name wrong? The reason could be simply sloppy misspelling as I have seen happens in the CIA files.
[His name is not listed in the name appendix - not added on purpose or at this point they had no information].
Who are the "neckerchiefs" Jørgen Hviid is working for?
Since this is 1950 Jørgen Hviid was likely a working member of the REDSOX operation of recruiting people and sending them back into Sovjet territory - why should that be in competition with DYCLAIM (CIA) ?? It seems that the CIA focused on helping Latvian partizans, whereas the "Neckercheifs" probably recruited undercover agents for intelligence gathering.
Both Hahn and other agents mentioned "PILLOW" & "CAMUSO" thus chose to work for DYCLAIM (CIA) instead of the "Neckerchiefs".

Was "Mrs. Spade" truthful - was Jørgen Hviid a hardened cold war intelligence officer (with also a passion for Icehockey)! Though an verdict from an ex-girlfriend might be exaggerated.
She must be Maija Pētersone the wife of Admiral Teodors Spāde (1891-1970), who married in 1940: Source: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodors_Spāde
How and when did Hahn talk with her?

The last? fourth CIA briefing in late 1950 mentions that Cleveland O. Hahn (COH) uses the codename G for Gangis as one of the three leaders also including P for Peterson and L for Linde.
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...sions/1705143/AECOB ZRLYNCH VOL. 1_0006.pdf
NB: Arthurs Linde is an alias for A (Arthurs?) Brombergs.
Peterson is likely a German Gehlen organization alias for Kurt Merk.
Source: https://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-263-cia-records/second-release-lexicon.pdf

EDIT: "Cleveland Hahn" was in 1957 employed under Project AEMARSH in Frankfurt, Germany as a spotter, recruiter and interrorgator under the new name Raymond S. Churgin. We read that he got his security clearance the 8th of December 1950, just the day after the fourth CIA briefing mentioned above.
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 2_0128.pdf

Protect AEMARSH was an intelligence project in Latvia approved in 1953 by CIA, launched in 1955 and then renewed in 1957 and terminated in 1959:
"AEMARSH (1953-59) involved collecting foreign intelligence on the Soviet
regime in Latvia through sources residing in the Latvian SSR, legal travelers,
and all possible legal means. The Institute for Latvian Culture (AEMINX) was
established as a cover facility engaged in the preservation and development of
Latvian national culture, collection of information on Latvian national life, and
the safeguarding and preserving of physical, spiritual, and moral conditions of
Latvians who were separated from their homeland.
Alfreds Berzins [AEMARSH/14], Aleksandrs Burmeisters [AEVAIN/14], Janis Cirulis [AEVAIN/24], Vilis Hazners [AEKILO/2],
Peteris Janelsins [AEMARSH/15], Freds Launags [CAMBARO/1], Herberts Zagars [AEMARSH/1] associated with Project
."
Source: https://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-263-cia-records/second-release-lexicon.pdf

EDIT: Freds Launags must be fairly high ranking Latvian spy of the CIA stationed in Stockholm, Sweden:
He has 3 cryptonyms: CAMBARO/1, AECAMBARO/1, AEHAWKEYE/1.
and 3 pseudonyms: Cleveland O. HAHN, Louis G. GOLTEDGE, Raymond S. CHURGIN [So Hahn is Launags!]
Associated with CIA Projects AECOB & AEMARSH.

EDIT: His full name seems to be Freds Ziedonis Launags.
He seems to have been "let go" by CIA, when project ARMARSH ended in 1959 and was reduced to a drifter in USA trying to hang on jobs (so left Stockholm for USA).
Around 1967 he had contacted the Russian Legation to try to get a VISA to return to Latvia where he told of his former CIA career, but was publicly "hanged out to dry" by the Communist media in Latvia (Riga broadcast).
Even so the FBI has great sympathy for him as the regard him at this time to be alianated from his family and mentally ill.
1967 FBI report: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 4_0102.pdf
The Communist Latvian refusal of his visa according to CIA 1967: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 4_0093.pdf
This source also give a condensed biography of his life.

Later Director of the CIA - William Egan Colby - was stationed in Stockholm from 1951-1953 as head of a Scandinavian Branch with the purpose of creating "stay-behind" operatives to prepare resistance in case of Sovjet invasion of the Scandinavian countries.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Colby

CIA ranking in 1951:
Gerry Miller: Chief of CIA's Western Europe Desk.
Lou Scherer: Head of the Western European Scandinavian Division.
William Colby: Setting up Gladio networks in Scandinavia.
"Gladio" was stay-behind units.
Source: NATO's secret armies. Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe, page 56.
In Denmark the GLADIO codename was ABSALON (though still a bit unclear).

Colby's memoirs include chapter 3: "I was a Scandinavian Spy".
Source: http://operation-gladio.net/colby-w...e-men-my-life-cia-new-york-simon-and-schuster
 
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At some point Freds Launags report his overall assessment of the Latvian Intelligence Contacts:
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/LAUNAGS, FREDS VOL. 1_0032.pdf

We learn about General Verners Tepfers.
Source: https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verners_Tepfers

According to his own statement he was in contact with the British SIS (Secret Intelligence Service or MI-6) since 1943. From 1948 he was by SIS given control over all operations using Latvians from Sweden.
Freds Launags writes that Tepfers was already in contact with BIS (?) from 1938 and he was in contact with AIS (American Intelligence Service?) from 1949.

General Verners Tepfers was approached in 1948 by his old WW2 comrade Valdemars Ginters (they both evacuated Latvians from Latvia) to aid his group in resistance:
The group comprised of Valdemars Ginters, J. Lukins, Freds Launags, K. Bachs & A. Brombergs.
The assistance was refused.

From 1946-1948 a group lead by J. Lukins, thought the were under BIS (British Intelligence Service) operation; but in reality was under French Intelligence Service under Frederick Georges Roeser [I think this could be an alias, see later].

Freds Launags joined TEPFERS (as the group was now called) in 1948 as a "Operational Contact".
In late 1949 he agreed to return to Latvia and began training with SIS in Jan 1949.

According to Launags the SIS trained personal for Operation TILESTONE BAKER.
TILESTONE was the codename for SIS operations (1946-48) involving "missions into Soviet occupied Baltic States. Stasys Zymantas-Zakevicius associated with Project".
Source: https://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-263-cia-records/second-release-lexicon.pdf
Source: https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasys_Žymantas

Launags further inform that Swedish OB (so OB is Swedish Intelligence) Captain Andreasson is training instructor and in charge of all SIS training.
So TILESTONE seem to be joint British and Swedish Intelligence operations in the Baltics.
Don't know what TILESTONE BAKER is, but could be TILESTONE operations specific for Latvia.

In 1950 Freds Launags is contacted by BIS (perhaps British Intelligence Service, but again unknown) George Kilgour and Major Hillmains.

George Kilgour must be Frederick George Kilgour of OSS (later called CIA), so maybe Frederick Georges Roeser is Frederick George Kilgour appearing as British Intelligence, underneath French Intelligence, but in reality OSS/CIA !!! [The Frederick George(s) names could be a coincidence though].
But as the "Office of Intelligence Collection and Dissemination" (OSS/CIA) was headed from precisely 1946-48 by Frederick George Kilgour, which is the same time period of Frederick Georges Roeser's affiliation with J. Lukins group, that is some coincidence that is hard to believe.
Source: http://www.listenerforums.net/cgi-bin/archivei_config_a1.pl?md=read;id=56194
In Lukins group from 1946-1948, we also find a Arins Launags (real name or alias of Freds Launags) meaning he was involved in both groups?!

In 1950 Freds Launags also reports being contacted by AIS (American Intelligence Service?). [Is that the same meeting with George Kilgour?]

Then also in 1950 Freds Launags is approached by Danish Intelligence Captain Hvid (misspelling for Hviid).
He gives the information that Hvid (Jørgen Hviid) used to live in Riga and have planned a trip to USA in 1951 !
"Hvid requested Launags assistance in locating agents for dispatch to Latvia, offering 400 kr. monthly for recruits while in training and additional compensation while on missions. Claimed Danes had specially built speedboat (120.000 kr) and training school for qualified recruits".
So here is really proof that Jørgen Hviid is THE Danish Intelligence recruiter of Latvians for Operation REDSOX.

It seems perhaps the Danish Intelligence planned to enter Latvian operatives to the Latvian coast by boat instead of parachute drops apparently used by British and Americans.

What we can conclude is that in 1950 Freds Launags was headhunted by a lot of intelligence agencies!
He was trained by British SIS under Swedish Captain Andreasson in 1949 with plans of returning to Latvia as an agent, but in 1950 chose to work for CIA in Stockholm to help his partizan network instead of being send back as undercover agent as seem to have been the British/Swedish plan.
We know from Hahn's (Freds Launags) report given in the above post, that Jørgen Hviid has in fact actually tried to hire him for the "Neckerchiefs" (is this a codename for the Danish Intelligence ?), but that he chose CIA instead as the Danish Intelligence didn't plan to help partizan networks (but probably rather infiltrators as information agents).

What we also can conclude: It is no wonder that Jørgen Hviid has some big holes in his icehockey career as he was very busy being both a naval officer and also secretly a top ranking cold war agent.
Still Jørgen Hviid years from 1939 when he leaves Latvia and 1949 (when Denmark enters NATO AND Denmark plays the Icehockey WC for the first time) is a total mystery. He must have done something in WW2, right??
 
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Found a March 1961 CIA report from AEKILO/2 agent - Vilis Hazners - describing the Latvian Youth Organization "Dangaras-Vanagi" to be in fact "Daugavas-Vanagi", which is in reality is a well-organized military group of ex-combatants (of mostly Latvian officers fighting for the Germans in WW2) with minimum age requirements of 32.
The Chairman (and founder) is Colonel Januims, seated from Germany and the Danish Branch of the organization is lead by Imants Reitmanis, who can supply further information (to CIA).
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/HAZNERS, VILIS VOL. 2_0013.pdf

Imants Reitmanis, living in Copenhagen, thus naturally had contacts with Jørgen Hviid, since Daugavas-Vanagi in reality is a GLADIO stay-behind unit (if inserted into Latvia) and Jørgen Hviid was the REDSOX recruiter for the Danish Defense Intelligence (FE).


EDIT: Confirmed by this source on page 2, that the Danish Intelligence Officer who has been in contact with I. Reitmanis is "Hviid" [handwritten "possible pseudonym?" - nope wrong CIA, it's his name].
It is stated that in 1960 that "Hviid" speaks Latvian, Russian, German, English and French (probably took Danish, or likely Swedish and Norwegian as well for granted here).
Source. http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/HAZNERS, VILIS VOL. 1_0048.pdf

This above source also have an extensive file on A.A. Fridensbergs (= Andrei Fridenbergs; the lawyer who failed to get favourable negotiations with the Russians at the Latvian Peace Conference in Moscow 1920) from page 22-39
Is very detailed about the Latvian "spy-wars" in Denmark and later Australia.
Apparently Fridenbergs was turned by the communists already in 1940 and when he moved to Australia in 1947 (?) he reported on fellow Latvian Émigré's to Vladimir Petrov - at least when Petrov was send to Australia in 1951.
Unfortunately for Fridenbergs Petrov defected in Australia in 1954 (after Beria's death he feared he would be purged) and told about Fridenbergs to the West.
The Petrov affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrov_Affair
Also: The Petrov Affair: Politics and Espionage, By Robert Mann, p. 208-213

Colonel Januims is probably Colonel Vilis Janums - [AECANOE-3 (cryptonym)] - according to this 1963 CIA report from Bonn, Germany (page 2). He surrendered with his entire regiment to American Units in West Prussia in 1945, because he refused to take part in the defense of Berlin.
He was released in march 1946 and "became associated with Latvian affairs in the west".
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/default/files/document_conversions/1705143/JANUMS, VILIS_0076.pdf

CIA is unclear whether he is a KGB agent or not as many files about him has deliberately been destroyed, but it seems he could have been member of Daugavas-Vanagi from at least 1956 when the CIA have existing files.

He was involved in the CIA project TPTONIC (formerly QKIVORY), which refers to the National Committee for a Free Europe (NCFE) and its subcommittees.
Source: https://www.archives.gov/iwg/declassified-records/rg-263-cia-records/second-release-lexicon.pdf

Different branches of the Daugavas-Vanagi is given here on page 2-3 [both Sweden and Denmark] - is also a Vilis Hazners report - and also includes Latvians newspapers in the Free World.
Source: http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/defau...ions/1705143/HAZNERS, VILIS VOL. 3_0007.pdf
 
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