Edvardas Adamkavičius
Edvardas Adamkavičius (March 31, 1888 – May 10, 1957) was a Lithuanian general. He was born in Pikeliai, Telšiai County, Lithuania. He enlisted in the Lithuanian Army in 1918. He was made a lieutenant general on September 6, 1933, a brigadier general in 1936 and a divisional general on February 16, 1937. He retired in 1940. After the occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, he fled to Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1949. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the uncle of future President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus.[1]
Bibliography[]
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, Bd. 1, S. 73.
References[]
- ^ Bartasevičius, Valdas (March 29, 2014). "Vyties Kryžiaus kavalieriai istoriją rašė narsa ir krauju". lrytas.lt. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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