Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania | |
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Lietuvos kariuomenės vadas | |
Insignia of the Commander of the Defence Force | |
Lithuanian Armed Forces | |
Nominator | Ministry of National Defence |
Term length | 5 years |
Website | kariuomene.kam.lt |
The Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania is Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the national defence organisations.
List of Chiefs[]
Army Commanders (1919–1940)[]
№ | Army Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
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1 | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General 7 May 1919 | 26 September 1919 | 142 days | [1] | |
- | Pranas Liatukas (Acting) (1876–1945) | Lieutenant General 7 October 1919 | 23 February 1920 | 139 days | [1] | |
(1) | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General 23 February 1920 | 14 June 1920 | 112 days | [1] | |
- | Jonas Galvydis-Bykauskas (Acting) (1864–1943) | General 9 April 1920 | 7 July 1920 | 89 days | [1] | |
- | Konstantinas Žukas (Acting) (1885–1962) | Lieutenant General 7 July 1920 | 7 April 1921 | 274 days | [1] | |
- | Juozas Kraucevičius (Acting) (1879–1964) | Lieutenant General 29 May 1921 | 11 February 1922 | 258 days | [1] | |
- | Juozas Stanaitis (Acting) (1865–1925) | Lieutenant General 11 February 1922 | 5 June 1923 | 1 year, 114 days | [1] | |
(1) | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General 6 June 1923 | 26 January 1928 | 4 years, 234 days | [1] | |
2 | Stasys Raštikis (1896–1985) | Divisional general 1 January 1935 | 22 April 1940 | 5 years, 112 days | [1] | |
3 | Vincas Vitkauskas (1890–1965) | Divisional general 22 April 1940 | 12 July 1940 | 81 days | [1] |
Chiefs of Defence (1993–present)[]
№ | Chief of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref | |
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1 | Jonas Andriškevičius (born 1944) | Major general 20 October 1993 | 1 July 1999 | 5 years, 254 days | [2] | |
2 | Jonas Kronkaitis (born 1935) | Army general 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2004 | 4 years, 365 days | – | |
3 | Valdas Tutkus (born 1960) | Lieutenant general 30 June 2004 | 3 July 2009 | 5 years, 3 days | [2] | |
4 | Arvydas Pocius (born 1957) | Lieutenant general 24 July 2009 | 24 July 2014 | 5 years, 0 days | [3] | |
5 | Jonas Vytautas Žukas (born 1962) | Lieutenant general 24 July 2014 | 25 July 2019 | 5 years, 1 day | [3] | |
6 | Valdemaras Rupšys (born 1967) | Major general 25 July 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 101 days | [4] |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Surgailis, Gintautas (1992) (in lt). Lietuvos kariuomenės vadai. Vilnius: Mintis. pp. 7, 37, 57, 78, 108, 127, 134, 165. ISBN 5-417-00513-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uzelka, Ričardas (2 July 2009). "Chief of Defence will return regalia of command to the Commander-in-Chief of Lithuanian Armed Forces". Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. http://kam.lt/en/news_1098/news_archives/news_archive_2009/news_archive_2009_-_07_1380/chief_of_defence_will_return_regalia_of_command_to_the_commander-in-chief_of_lithuanian_armed_forces.html?pbck=20. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kalvaitis, Lukas (2014-07-24). "Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas inaugurated as the new Chief of Defence in the Cathedral Square in Vilnius". Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. http://kariuomene.kam.lt/en/military_insignia/news_1889/major_general_jonas_vytautas_zukas_inaugurated_as_the_new_chief_of_defence_in_the_cathedral_square_in_vilnius.html. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ "Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces passed on to Major General Valdemaras Rupšys". 25 July 2019. http://kariuomene.kam.lt/en/military_insignia/news_1889/flag_of_the_lithuanian_armed_forces_passed_on_to_major_general_valdemaras_rupsys.html.
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