Photo of captain Friedrich A. Bredice autographed, 1916

The original picture postcard format in good condition. Friedrich A. Briedis (Brede, Briedis) (23.06.1888 – 28.08.1918), a native of Grodno province, he came from a peasant family. In 1906 he passed the external examinations at Orlovsky Bakhtin cadet corps and enrolled in the Vladimir military school, from which he graduated in 1909, Released in the 99th Ivangorod infantry regiment. World war met in the rank of Lieutenant. Was awarded the order of St. George 4-th article for the fact that on 29 August 1914 at Konigsberg "volunteered in hunters in threat intelligence, when further movement with his party was difficult, he, disguised in peasant dress, with obvious danger to the life, penetrated to the location of the enemy, where he brought valuable data, it is justified, when you click to attack than significantly helped his division." In addition, he was awarded the St. George arms and the order of St. Stanislav of the 3rd century with swords and bow, SV. Anne's 4-th century St. Anna of the 3rd century with swords and bow, SV. Anna of the 2nd century with swords and SV. Vladimir 4 th century. with swords and bow. In the Christmas battle in December of 1916 (one of the few relatively successful operations of the Northern front in the First world war) Latvian Riflemen broke through the front near Riga in two places, to the South the machine Gun slide and forestry of Singel, where he arrived 1st brigade. Counterattack the Germans managed to eliminate the second breakthrough. In published in the Soviet Russia the study Mitavskiy operations explains it this way: "the failure of captain Bradica, due to the serious wounds, certainly had a decisive influence on the success of the battle have Sangele".

After the February revolution he commanded the 1st Latvian rifle regiment. Tried to fight against the collapse of the army: "within two years of the loss, the Latvians were so significant that the old volunteer guard was nothing left. For three months I, as a Latvian, I was afraid to touch the print of the terrible diseases that are now of the Latvian rifle regiments. But the ulcer every day growing up... it's inevitable destruction of the Latvian regiments. That earned the precious blood in July, the December battle on the banks of the Dvina, now forgotten, spat upon. All Latvian people, Latvian Riflemen all hung one infamous label: "Latvians — traitors". No, the people is not guilty, is simple arrows and Latvian officers will help Russia, the native of our army... Pitiful handful of provocateurs and German mercenaries, entrenched in the Executive Committee of the Latvian rifle regiments (Iscontrol), sells the Latvian people. It's out on may 17 adopted a resolution on support for the brotherhood on the widest scale and the refusal of the offensive. The Latvian people, the press, the intellectuals, the officers and individual team answered thousands of resolutions of protest, full of sorrow and anger. And provocateurs formed a special German section of the Executive Committee. Started vile and dark work for the glory of Germany. All the best, seeing demagogic propaganda of traitors, has become the masses to go into shock troops and Russian troops".

Military service Anura dismissed in 1918, served in civil institutions. Was counter-revolutionary "Union of salvation of the Motherland and the revolution." 23 Jul 1918 arrested; none of the companions did not give testimony, and in the night from 27 to 28 August 1918 he was shot. In interwar Latvia was posthumously awarded the order of Lacplesis 1st St. (highest military award) No. 1 in the Christmas battles of 1916 His name in Riga named street (Pulkveza Brieza street) is a monument near Riga 13th secondary school. This postcard published after world war I, but is a monument of an era, the symbol of respect of Latvians to their countryman, hero and patriot of Russia. The guarantee of authenticity.