List of generals of the Lithuanian Army

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] Retired[2] Died[2] Promoted general[2]
1 Edvardas Adamkavičius 1888-03-31 1918 1940-06-25 1957-05-10 1933-09-06 Lieutenant general
1936 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 Jonas Bulota 1855-04-18 1919-07-01 1930 1942-02-08 1918-11-18 Lieutenant general
1930-06-21 General
4 Julius Čaplikas 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 1939-03-31 1977-07-03 1937-11-23 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general1
6 Frank Percy Crozier 1879-01-09 1919-09-19 1920-03-01 1937-08-31 1919 Major general2
7 Teodoras Daukantas 1884-09-20 1923-12-24 1929-05-11 1960-04-10 1928-05-06 Lieutenant general
8 Stasys Dirmantas 1887-11-02 1919-02-07 1933-08-24 1975-01-26 1937-02-16 Brigadier general
9 Jonas Galvydis-Bikauskas 1864-12-15 1918-11-23 1936-12-31 1943-07-16 1919-10-18 Lieutenant general
1926-08-21 General
10 Zenonas Gerulaitis 1894-12-22 1918-11-10 1941 1945-04-20 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
1936 Brigadier general
1939-06-13 Divisional general
1940-12-29 Major general1
11 Viktoras Giedrys 1894-03-24 1919-02-10 1940-08-24 1955-04-14 1939-06-13 Brigadier general
12 Juozas Grigaitis 1881-02-28 1919-05-21 1926-10-15 1947-01-09 1926-08-13 Lieutenant general
13 Vincas Grigaliūnas-Glovackis 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 Jonas Jackus 1894-04-23 1919-01-03 1935-01-36 1977-02-03 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
16 Jonas Juodišius 1892-06-18 1919-01-26 1941 1950-12-18 1939-06-13 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general1
17 Vladas Karvelis 1901-04-11 1919 1961 1946-01-06 1938-12-31 Brigadier general
1940-12-29 Major general1
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 Juozas Kraucevičius 1879-03-31 1920-06-12 1927-01-27 1964-03-04 1920-09-01 Lieutenant general
21 Petras Kubiliūnas 1894-05-16 1919-08-04 1934 1946-08-22 1929-11-23 Lieutenant general
22 Jurgis Kubilius 1875-03-28 1918-11-23 1926-08-13 1961-03-29 1919-11-18 Lieutenant general
1926-08-13 General
23 Aleksandras Kurkauskas 1882-03-10 1920-12-04 1930-09-18 ? 1925-05-30 Lieutenant general
24 Kazys Ladiga 1894-01-06 1918 1927-08-24 1941-12-29 1925-05-15 Lieutenant general
25 Pranas Liatukas 1876-01-29 1918-12-05 1920-09-05 1945-09-02 1919-10-07 Lieutenant general
26 Antanas Martusevičius 1863-02-25 1921-04-20 1922-11-08 1944-09-09 1921-05-27 Lieutenant general
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 Brigadier general
30 Stasys Nastopka 1881-06-19 1918-11-23 1924-07-23 1939-10-19 1919-10-08 Lieutenant general
31 Kazys Navakas 1894-12-09 1920-12-07 1940-07-29 1945-04-02 1937-02-16 Brigadier general
32 Motiejus Pečiulionis 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 Brigadier general
35 Stasys Pundzevičius 1893-09-02 1919-07-04 1940-12-11 1980-10-20 1935-11-22 Lieutenant general
1936 Brigadier general
1938-11-23 Divisional general
36 Leonas Radus-Zenkavičius 1874-02-21 1921-02-14 1928-02-09 1946-04-12 1921-03-12 General
37 Valerijonas Ramanauskas 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 Brigadier general
1938-11-23 Divisional general
40 Bronius Skomskis 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 Petras Šniukšta 1877-11-24 1919-07-07 1935-11-02 1952-11-22 1925-05-15 Lieutenant general
1935-11-02 General
43 Juozas Stanaitis 1865-08-13 1921-04-01 1923-12-31 1925-07-12 1922-08-02 Lieutenant general
44 Vytautas Stomma 1868-03-13 1921-05-13 1922-11-03 1947-10-26 1921-07-14 Lieutenant general
45 Jonas Sutkus 1893-04-15 1918-11-30 1937-11-10 1942-12-10 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
46 Pranas Tamašauskas 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 Brigadier general
48 Pranas Vaiciuška 1876-08-15 1919-06-04 1920-05-21 1939-09-21 1919-11-18 Lieutenant general
49 Mykolas Velykis 1884-11-12 1918-11-21 1927-02-05 1955-01-24 1927-02-05 Lieutenant general
50 Emilis Vimeris 1885-09-28 1919-02-03 1940-06-25 1974-10-28 1929-11-23 Lieutenant general
1936 Brigadier general
51 Vincas Vitkauskas 1890-10-04 1919-02-01 1954-11-01 1965-03-03 1935-11-22 Lieutenant general
1939-06-13 Divisional general
1940-08-30 Major general1
1940-12-29 Lieutenant general1
52 Andrius Zarinas 1865-07-18 1919 1926 ? 1920-03-08 Major general3
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 general1
54 Silvestras Žukauskas 1860-12-31 1918-12-10 1928 1937-11-26 1920-10-05 General
Notes:
  1. Red Army rank after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania
  2. Kept his rank from the British Army
  3. Kept his rank from the Imperial Russian Army

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 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 Kazimieras Veverskis 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]

# Name Born Died Promoted general
Jonas Andriškevičius 1944-07-29 1993 Major general
Gintaras Bagdonas 1965-09-05 2007 Brigadier general (temporary)
Raimundas Saulius Baltuška 1937-08-31 2016-04-09 1997 Admiral
Česlovas Jezerskas 1949-05-14 2004 Brigadier general
Jonas Algirdas Kronkaitis 1935-02-01 1999 Brigadier general
2001 Major general
Zenonas Kulys 1947-05-04 1995 Brigadier general
Almantas Leika 1968-11-25 2011 Brigadier general
2012 Major general
Artūras Leita 1969-05-02 2007 Brigadier general (temporary)
Kęstutis Macijauskas 1961-03-12 2005-02-06 Admiral[3]
Edvardas Mažeikis 1961-11-18 2004-11-23 Brigadier general
2011-07-28 Major general
Arvydas Pocius 1957-05-14 2004 Brigadier general
2009 Major general
2011-07-28 Lieutenant general
Vilmantas Tamošaitis 1966-04-20 2012 Brigadier general
Valdas Tutkus 1960-12-27 2001 Brigadier general
2004 Major general
2007 Lieutenant general
Algis Vaičeliūnas 1964-11-13 2004-11-23 Brigadier general
Vitalijus Vaikšnoras 1961-04-23 2005 Brigadier general
2007 Major general
Gintautas Zenkevičius 1962 2008 Brigadier general
Vytautas Jonas Žukas 1962-06-01 2007 Brigadier general
2010 Major general
2015-06-22 Lieutenant general

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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. ↑ "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.
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