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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.
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] |
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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[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Frank Percy Crozier | 1879-01-09 | 1919-09-19 | 1920-03-01 | 1937-08-31 | 1919-09-19 Major general[lower-alpha 2] |
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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[lower-alpha 1] |
17 | Vladas Karvelis | 1901-04-11 | 1919-07-06 | 1961 | 1946-01-06 | 1938-12-31 Brigadier general 1940-12-29 Major general[lower-alpha 1] |
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[lower-alpha 3] |
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[lower-alpha 4] |
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[lower-alpha 4] |
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[lower-alpha 4] |
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[lower-alpha 1] 1940-12-29 Lieutenant general[lower-alpha 1] |
52 | Andrius Zarinas | 1865-07-18 | 1919-03-19 | 1926-10-15 | ? | 1920-03-08 Major general[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 1] |
54 | Silvestras Žukauskas | 1860-12-31 | 1918-12-10 | 1928-01-26 | 1937-11-26 | 1920-10-05 General[lower-alpha 4] |
Notes:
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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]
Three men were posthumously awarded the rank of general for their contributions to the anti-Soviet resistance, in particular the Lithuanian Liberty 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] |
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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) |
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] |
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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]