List of generals of the Lithuanian military

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List of generals of the Lithuanian Army includes people that were awarded the rank of general by the independent Republic of Lithuania in 1918–40 or since 1990.

Interwar[]

There were 54 generals awarded the rank in interwar Lithuania.[1] Seven of them earned their rank in foreign military, i.e. Imperial Russian Army, Russian White Army, and British Army. Four men earned rank of general in foreign military and served in the Lithuanian Army, but were not awarded the rank of general in Lithuania and are therefore not included in the list below.[1]

On September 13, 1919, Lithuania established two ranks of generals – lieutenant general and general. On December 11, 1936, these ranks were changed to brigadier general, divisional general, and general.[1] After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania on June 15, 1940, the Lithuanian Army was reorganized into the 179th Rifle and 184th Rifle Divisions of the Red Army and adopted Russian ranks.

# Name[2] Born[2] Enlisted[2][3] Retired[2][3] Died[2] Promoted general[2][3]
1 Edvardas Adamkavičius 1888-03-31 1918-12-01 1940-06-25 1957-05-10 1933-09-06 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
1937-02-16 Divisional general
2 Juozas Barzda-Bradauskas 1896-01-14 1919-01-15 1940 1953-10-07 1938-11-23 Brigadier general
3 1855-04-18 1919-07-01 1930-06-21 1942-02-08 1918-11-18 Lieutenant general
1930-06-21 General
4 1888-06-01 1918-11-20 1935-11-03 1941-07-30 1935-02-14 Lieutenant general
5 Jonas Černius 1898-01-06 1919-03-10 1977-07-03 1937-11-23 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general[a]
6 Frank Percy Crozier 1879-01-09 1919-09-19 1920-03-01 1937-08-31 1919-09-19 Major general[b]
7 Teodoras Daukantas 1884-09-20 1923-12-24 1929-05-11 1960-04-10 1928-05-06 Lieutenant general
8 1887-11-02 1919-02-07 1938-04-21 1975-01-26 1937-02-16 Brigadier general
9 1864-12-15 1918-11-23 1926-08-21 1943-07-16 1919-10-18 Lieutenant general
1926-08-21 General
10 1894-12-22 1918-11-10 1941 1945-04-20 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
1939-06-13 Divisional general
1940-12-29 Major general[a]
11 1894-03-24 1919-02-10 1940-08-24 1955-04-14 1939-06-13 Brigadier general
12 1881-02-28 1919-05-21 1926-10-15 1947-01-09 1926-08-13 Lieutenant general
13 1885-08-21 1918-11-10 1934-01-18 1964-05-16 1927-02-16 Lieutenant general
1934-01-18 General
14 Antanas Gustaitis 1898-03-27 1919-03-15 1941-01-01 1941-10-16 1937-11-23 Brigadier general
15 1894-04-23 1919-01-03 1935-01-36 1977-02-03 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
16 1892-06-18 1919-01-26 1941 1950-12-18 1939-06-13 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general[a]
17 1901-04-11 1919-07-06 1961 1946-01-06 1938-12-31 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general[a]
18 Maksimas Katche 1897-10-05 1919-04-16 1922-10-07 1933-06-10 1920-03-01 Lieutenant general
19 Konstantas Kleščinskis 1879-05-01 1919-05-04 1923-08-08 1927-05-31 1922-01-06 Lieutenant general
20 1879-03-31 1920-06-12 1927-01-27 1964-03-04 1920-09-01 Lieutenant general[c]
21 Petras Kubiliūnas 1894-05-16 1919-08-04 1934-06-07 1946-08-22 1929-11-23 Lieutenant general
22 1875-03-28 1918-11-23 1926-08-13 1961-03-29 1919-11-18 Lieutenant general
1926-08-13 General
23 1882-03-10 1920-12-04 1930-09-18 1945? 1925-05-30 Lieutenant general
24 Kazys Ladiga 1894-01-06 1918-12-12 1927-08-24 1941-12-29 1925-05-15 Lieutenant general
25 1876-01-29 1918-12-05 1920-09-05 1945-09-02 1919-10-07 Lieutenant general
26 1863-02-25 1921-04-20 1922-11-08 1944-09-09 1921-05-27 Lieutenant general[d]
27 Vladas Mieželis 1894-11-26 1922-01-27 1940-06-25 1986-06-04 1938-11-23 Brigadier general
28 Kazys Musteikis 1894-11-22 1918-12-01 1940-06-15 1977-06-06 1937-02-16 Brigadier general
29 Vladas Nagevičius 1881-06-17 1918-11-23 1940-06-25 1954-09-15 1920-05-14 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
30 1881-06-19 1918-11-23 1924-07-23 1939-10-19 1919-10-08 Lieutenant general
31 1894-12-09 1920-12-07 1940-07-29 1945-04-02 1937-02-16 Brigadier general
32 1888-01-31 1919-02-01 1936-01-16 1960-01-26 1935-02-14 Lieutenant general
33 Povilas Plechavičius 1890-02-01 1918-11-23 1929-02-10 1973-12-19 1929-02-10 Lieutenant general
34 Klemensas Popeliučka 1892-06-29 1919-04-12 1940-06-25 1948-10-25 1935-02-14 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
35 Stasys Pundzevičius 1893-09-02 1919-07-04 1940-12-11 1980-10-20 1935-11-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
1938-11-23 Divisional general
36 1874-02-21 1921-02-14 1928-02-09 1946-04-12 1921-03-12 General[d]
37 1856-12-17 1919-01-11 1924-03-30 ? 1920-05-13 Lieutenant general
38 Stasys Raštikis 1896-09-13 1919-01-15 1940-12-20 1985-05-03 1937-11-23 Brigadier general
1940-04-23 Divisional general
39 Mikas Rėklaitis 1895-09-06 1919-01-15 1940-06-25 1976-03-31 1935-11-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
1938-11-23 Divisional general
40 1864-10-25 1921-01-14 1926-08-13 1935-03-18 1921-03-12 Lieutenant general
41 Kazys Skučas 1894-03-14 1919-01-15 1939-03-31 1941-07-30 1939-02-15 Brigadier general
42 1877-11-24 1919-07-07 1935-11-02 1952-11-22 1925-05-15 Lieutenant general
1935-11-02 General
43 1865-08-13 1921-04-01 1923-12-31 1925-07-12 1922-08-02 Lieutenant general
44 1868-03-13 1921-05-13 1922-11-03 1947-10-26 1921-07-14 Lieutenant general[d]
45 1893-04-15 1918-11-30 1937-11-10 1942-12-10 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
46 1878-04-13 1918-12-05 1935-08-29 1951-11-27 1928-02-16 Lieutenant general
1935-08-29 General
47 Kazys Tallat-Kelpša 1893-10-28 1919-01-21 1940-06-25 1968-02-22 1935-11-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
48 1876-08-15 1919-06-04 1920-05-21 1939-09-21 1919-11-18 Lieutenant general
49 1884-11-12 1918-11-21 1927-02-05 1955-01-24 1927-02-05 Lieutenant general
50 1885-09-28 1919-02-03 1940-06-25 1974-10-28 1929-11-23 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
51 Vincas Vitkauskas 1890-10-04 1919-02-01 1954-11-01 1965-03-03 1935-11-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
1939-06-13 Divisional general
1940-08-30 Major general[a]
1940-12-29 Lieutenant general[a]
52 1865-07-18 1919-03-19 1926-10-15 ? 1920-03-08 Major general[d]
1926-10-15 General
53 Vincas Žilys 1898-02-02 1919-02-17 1941 1972-10-09 1939-12-31 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general[a]
54 Silvestras Žukauskas 1860-12-31 1918-12-10 1928-01-26 1937-11-26 1920-10-05 General[d]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Red Army rank after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania
  2. ^ First promoted to general in the British Army
  3. ^ First promoted to general in the White Army
  4. ^ a b c d e First promoted to general in the Imperial Russian Army

Four generals of the Imperial Russian Army served in the Lithuanian Army but were not officially recognized as generals in Lithuania:[3]

  1.  [pl] (in Lithuanian known as Vytautas Otockis or Otauskas; 1872–1923), claimed to be a general who lost his documents. He served in the Lithuanian army from May 1919 to March 1920. He later joined the Polish Army.[4]
  2. Kyprian Kandratovich (1859–1932) served from 24 November to 24 December 1918
  3. (1857–1919) served from 28 March to 27 April 1919
  4. (1861–1919) served from 1 July to 28 September 1919

Anti-Soviet resistance[]

Three men were posthumously awarded the rank of general for their contributions to the anti-Soviet Lithuanian Freedom Army and Lithuanian partisans in 1998. They did not serve as generals in the Lithuanian Army as it ceased to exist in 1940.

# Name[2] Born[2] Died[2] Promoted general[2]
1 Adolfas Ramanauskas 1918-03-06 1957-11-29 1998-01-26 Brigadier general (posthumous)
2 1913-12-09 1944-12-28 1998-12-19 Brigadier general (posthumous)
3 Jonas Žemaitis 1909-03-15 1954-11-26 1949-02-16 General of Lithuanian partisans
1998-01-26 Brigadier general (posthumous)

Post-Soviet[]

On March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union. The reestablished Lithuanian Army initially had two general ranks (lieutenant general and general), but the system was changed in 1998 to three ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general.[1] In the Lithuanian Naval Force, the equivalent ranks are viceadmiral and admiral.[1]

Branch Name[5] Born[5] Retired[5] Died Promoted general[5]
Army Jonas Andriškevičius 1944-07-29 1999-11 1993-11-18 Major general
Army 1947-05-04 2000-02-21 1995-11-20 Brigadier general
Navy 1937-08-31 1999-05-03 2016-04-09 1997-08-29 Flotilla admiral
Army Jonas Algirdas Kronkaitis 1935-02-01 ? 1999 Brigadier general
2001 Major general
Army Valdas Tutkus 1960-12-27 2009-07-14 2001-11-23 Brigadier general
2004-06-23 Major general
2007-11-23 Lieutenant general
Army 1949-05-14 2007-05-28 2004-03-25 Brigadier general
Air Force 1961-11-18 2018-02-12 2004-11-23 Brigadier general
2011-07-28 Major general
Army Arvydas Pocius 1957-05-14 2014-08-14 2004-06-30 Brigadier general
2009-07-27 Major general
2011-07-28 Lieutenant general
Army 1964-11-13 2018-11-23 2004-11-23 Brigadier general
Navy 1961-03-12 2019-03-12 2005-02-06 Flotilla admiral[6]
Army 1961-04-23 2019-05-07 2005-02-14 Brigadier general
2007-11-06 Major general
Army 1962-06-01 2019-07-23 2007-11-23 Brigadier general
2010-06-28 Major general
2015-06-22 Lieutenant general
Army 1962-09-24 2008-11-23 Brigadier general
2019-11-15 Major general
Army 1966-04-20 2012-09-10 Brigadier general
Army 1968-11-25 2011-07-28 Brigadier general[7]
2012-07-09 Major general (temporary)[8]
Army Valdemaras Rupšys 1967-05-02 2016 Brigadier general
2018 Major general
2019-11-18 Lieutenant general[9]
Army 1970-11-12 2018-02-06 Brigadier general
Navy 1969-10-25 2018-11-23 Flotilla admiral
SOF 1974-06-14 2018-11-23 Brigadier general

Temporary promotions to general were given to two individuals:[8]

  • on 13 March 2007 to brigadier general
  • on 23 November 2007 and 11 January 2011 to brigadier general

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Pristatyta kilnojamoji paroda „Lietuvos Respublikos kariuomenės generolai 1919–1940 metais"" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Stoliarovas, Andriejus, ed. (2012). Tarpukario ir rezistencijos laikotarpio Lietuvos generolų sąrašas ir jų amžinojo poilsio vietos (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenės generolų klubas. p. 8–98. ISBN 978-609-412-030-5.
  3. ^ a b c d Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2014). Lietuvos respublikos kariuomenės generalitetas 1918–1940 m.: nežinomi istoriniai fragmentai (PDF). Karo archyvas (in Lithuanian). Vol. 29. pp. 380–385. ISSN 1392-6489.
  4. ^ Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2014). Lietuvos respublikos kariuomenės generalitetas 1918–1940 m.: nežinomi istoriniai fragmentai (PDF). Karo archyvas (in Lithuanian). Vol. 29. p. 356. ISSN 1392-6489.
  5. ^ a b c d Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2020). Generolai ir admirolai: Lietuvos Respublikos kariuomenės aukščiausioji karinė vadovybė (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Krašto apsaugos ministerija. ISBN 978-609-412-207-1.
  6. ^ "Kariuomenės struktūra » Karinės jūrų pajėgos » Vadovybė » Kęstutis Macijauskas" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
  7. ^ Kulbokas, Rytis (13 June 2011). "Dar vienas anykštėnas taps generolu" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2020). Generolai ir admirolai: Lietuvos Respublikos kariuomenės aukščiausioji karinė vadovybė (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Krašto apsaugos ministerija. p. 52. ISBN 978-609-412-207-1.
  9. ^ "Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, Chief of Defence – Lithuania". Who's Who?. NATO. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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