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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.

# 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 Jonas Bulota 1855-04-18 1919-07-01 1930-06-21 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 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 Stasys Dirmantas 1887-11-02 1919-02-07 1938-04-21 1975-01-26 1937-02-16 Brigadier general
9 Jonas Galvydis-Bikauskas 1864-12-15 1918-11-23 1926-08-21 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
1936-12-11 Brigadier general
1939-06-13 Divisional general
1940-12-29 Major general[a]
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 general[a]
17 Vladas Karvelis 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 Juozas Kraucevičius 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 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 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 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[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 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
1936-12-11 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 Leonas Radus-Zenkavičius 1874-02-21 1921-02-14 1928-02-09 1946-04-12 1921-03-12 General[d]
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
1936-12-11 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[d]
45 Jonas Sutkus 1893-04-15 1918-11-30 1937-11-10 1942-12-10 1931-12-22 Lieutenant general
1936-12-11 Brigadier 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
1936-12-11 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
1936-12-11 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 Andrius Zarinas 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. 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.

# 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 the Lithuanian partisans
1998-01-26 Brigadier general (posthumous)

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]

Branch Name[7] Born[7] Retired[7] Died Promoted general[7]
Army Jonas Andriškevičius 1944-07-29 1999-11 1993-11-18 Major general
Army Zenonas Kulys 1947-05-04 2000-02-21 1995-11-20 Brigadier general
Navy Raimundas Saulius Baltuška 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 Česlovas Jezerskas 1949-05-14 2007-05-28 2004-03-25 Brigadier general
Air Force Edvardas Mažeikis 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 Algis Vaičeliūnas 1964-11-13 2018-11-23 2004-11-23 Brigadier general
Navy Kęstutis Macijauskas 1961-03-12 2019-03-12 2005-02-06 Flotilla admiral[8]
Army Vitalijus Vaikšnoras 1961-04-23 2019-05-07 2005-02-14 Brigadier general
2007-11-06 Major general
Army Vytautas Jonas Žukas 1962-06-01 2019-07-23 2007-11-23 Brigadier general
2010-06-28 Major general
2015-06-22 Lieutenant general
Army Gintautas Zenkevičius 1962-09-24 2020-09-24[9] 2021-11-19[10] 2008-11-23 Brigadier general
2019-11-15 Major general
Army Vilmantas Tamošaitis 1966-04-20 2012-09-10 Brigadier general
Army Almantas Leika 1968-11-25 2011-07-28 Brigadier general[11]
2012-07-09 Major general (temporary)[12]
Army Valdemaras Rupšys 1967-05-02 2016 Brigadier general
2018 Major general
2019-11-18 Lieutenant general[13]
2023-06-01 General[5]
Army Raimundas Vaikšnoras 1970-11-12 2018-02-06 Brigadier general
Navy Arūnas Mockus 1969-10-25 2018-11-23 Flotilla admiral
SOF Modestas Petrauskas 1974-06-14 2018-11-23 Brigadier general
Army Remigijus Baltrėnas 1974 2020-07-22 Brigadier general
2022-12-27 Major general[14]
Army Mindaugas Steponavičius 1974-08-12 2020-07-22 Brigadier general
2022-12-27 Major general[14]
Army Artūras Radvilas 1973-02-16 2021-07-01 Brigadier general[15]
Army Alvydas Šiuparis 1970-06-06 2021-07-01 Brigadier general[15]

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

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. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  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. pp. 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). 29: 380–385. ISSN 1392-6489.
  4. ^ Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2014). "Lietuvos respublikos kariuomenės generalitetas 1918–1940 m.: nežinomi istoriniai fragmentai" (PDF). Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). 29: 356. ISSN 1392-6489.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Dilda, Andrius (24 September 2020). "Pasikeitė Lietuvos kariuomenės Gynybos štabo viršininkas" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenė.
  10. ^ "Gintautas Zenkevičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. 19 November 2021 [2019]. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  11. ^ Kulbokas, Rytis (13 June 2011). "Dar vienas anykštėnas taps generolu" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupšys, Chief of Defence – Lithuania". Who's Who?. NATO. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Suteikti generolų majorų laipsniai" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenė. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  15. ^ a b 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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