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List of generals of the Lithuanian military

List of generals of the Lithuanian military

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List of generals of the Lithuanian Armed Forces 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 a foreign military, specifically, in the Imperial Russian Army, the Russian White Army, and the British Army. Four men earned rank of general in a 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 13 September 1919, Lithuania established two ranks of generals – lieutenant general and general. On 11 December 1936, these ranks were changed to brigadier general, divisional general, and general.[1] After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania on 15 June 1940, the Lithuanian Army was repressed and its remains were absorbed into the 179th Rifle and 184th Rifle Divisions of the Red Army and adopted Russian ranks.

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

  1. Witold Dołęga-Otocki [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. Rapolas Okulič-Kazarinas (1857–1919) served from 28 March to 27 April 1919
  4. Vladas Dionizas Slaboševičius (1861–1919) served from 1 July to 28 September 1919

Anti-Soviet resistance

See also: Guerrilla war in the Baltic states

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

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Since 1990

On 11 March 1990, Lithuania restored its independence and reestablished the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Initially, there were two general ranks (lieutenant general and general), but the system was changed in 1998 to three ranks and again in 2023 to four ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general and general.[1][5][6] In the Lithuanian Naval Force, the equivalent ranks are flotilla admiral, counter admiral, viceadmiral and admiral.[1]

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Temporary promotions to general were given to two individuals:[12]

  • Gintaras Bagdonas on 13 March 2007 to brigadier general
  • Artūras Leita on 23 November 2007 and 11 January 2011 to brigadier general

References

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    "Pristatyta kilnojamoji paroda "Lietuvos Respublikos kariuomenės generolai 1919–1940 metais"" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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    Stoliarovas, Andriejus, ed. (2012). Tarpukario ir rezistencijos laikotarpio Lietuvos generolų sąrašas ir jų amžinojo poilsio vietos (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenės generolų klubas. pp. 8–98. ISBN 978-609-412-030-5.
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    Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2014). "Lietuvos respublikos kariuomenės generalitetas 1918–1940 m.: nežinomi istoriniai fragmentai" (PDF). Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). 29: 380–385. ISSN 1392-6489.
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    Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2014). "Lietuvos respublikos kariuomenės generalitetas 1918–1940 m.: nežinomi istoriniai fragmentai" (PDF). Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). 29: 356. ISSN 1392-6489.
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    "Lietuvos kariuomenės vadas ateityje bus keturių žvaigždučių generolas, nustatė Seimas" [The commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will be a four-star general in the future, the Seimas determined]. LRT (in Lithuanian). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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    "Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos sistemos organizavimo ir karo tarnybos įstatymas" [Law on the Organization of the National Defense System and Military Service of the Republic of Lithuania]. Parliament of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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    Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2020). Generolai ir admirolai: Lietuvos Respublikos kariuomenės aukščiausioji karinė vadovybė (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Krašto apsaugos ministerija. ISBN 978-609-412-207-1.
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    "Kariuomenės struktūra » Karinės jūrų pajėgos » Vadovybė » Kęstutis Macijauskas" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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    Dilda, Andrius (24 September 2020). "Pasikeitė Lietuvos kariuomenės Gynybos štabo viršininkas" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenė.
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    "Gintautas Zenkevičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. 19 November 2021 [2019]. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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    Kulbokas, Rytis (13 June 2011). "Dar vienas anykštėnas taps generolu" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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    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.
  13. [13]
    "Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, Chief of Defence – Lithuania". Who's Who?. NATO. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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    "Suteikti generolų majorų laipsniai" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenė. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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    Baltic News Service (1 July 2021). "G. Nausėda suteikė brigados generolo laipsnius A. Radvilui ir A. Šiupariui" (in Lithuanian). Kauno diena.
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