Claim: Kārlis Prauls was appointed to the post of commander in the Aizsargi home guard in 1930 and six years later completed officers' training and was promoted to the rank of colonel, and in 1939 was ranked general.
Evidence: Kārlis Prauls (May 2, 1895 – January 30, 1941) was a Latvian general, and from 1930 to 1940 a commander in the Aizsargi home guard. In 1936, he completed officers' training and was promoted to the rank of colonel. He subsequently attended and graduated from Latvia's War School and in 1939 was appointed to the rank of general.