Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania | |
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Lietuvos kariuomenės vadas | |
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Lithuanian Armed Forces | |
Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
Nominator | Minister of National Defence |
Term length | 5 years |
Formation | 7 May 1919 (Historic) 20 October 1993 |
First holder | Silvestras Žukauskas (Historic) Jonas Andriškevičius |
Website | kariuomene.kam.lt |
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Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania is Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the national defence organisations.
List of Chiefs
[edit]Army Commanders (1919–1940)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Army Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | General Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | 7 May 1919 | 26 September 1919 | 142 days | [1] | |
- | Lieutenant General Pranas Liatukas (1876–1945) Acting | 7 October 1919 | 23 February 1920 | 139 days | [1] | |
(1) | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General23 February 1920 | 14 June 1920 | 112 days | [1] | |
- | Jonas Galvydis-Bykauskas (1864–1943) Acting | General9 April 1920 | 7 July 1920 | 89 days | [1] | |
- | Konstantinas Žukas (1885–1962) Acting | Lieutenant General7 July 1920 | 7 April 1921 | 274 days | [1] | |
- | Juozas Kraucevičius (1879–1964) Acting | Lieutenant General29 May 1921 | 11 February 1922 | 258 days | [1] | |
- | Juozas Stanaitis (1865–1925) Acting | Lieutenant General11 February 1922 | 5 June 1923 | 1 year, 114 days | [1] | |
(1) | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General6 June 1923 | 26 January 1928 | 4 years, 234 days | [1] | |
2 | Divisional general Stasys Raštikis (1896–1985) | 1 January 1935 | 22 April 1940 | 5 years, 112 days | [1] | |
3 | Vincas Vitkauskas (1890–1965) | Divisional general22 April 1940 | 12 July 1940 | 81 days | [1] |
Chiefs of Defence (1993–present)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Major general Jonas Andriškevičius (born 1944) | 20 October 1993 | 1 July 1999 | 5 years, 254 days | [2] | |
2 | Jonas Kronkaitis (born 1935) | Major general1 July 1999 | 30 June 2004 | 4 years, 365 days | – | |
3 | Valdas Tutkus (born 1960) | Lieutenant general30 June 2004 | 3 July 2009 | 5 years, 3 days | [2] | |
4 | Arvydas Pocius (born 1957) | Lieutenant general24 July 2009 | 24 July 2014 | 5 years, 0 days | [3] | |
5 | Jonas Vytautas Žukas (born 1962) | Lieutenant general24 July 2014 | 25 July 2019 | 5 years, 1 day | [3] | |
6 | Valdemaras Rupšys (born 1967) | General25 July 2019 | 24 July 2024 | 4 years, 365 days | [4] | |
7 | Raimundas Vaikšnoras (born 1970) | General24 July 2024 | Incumbent | 4 days | [5] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Surgailis, Gintautas (1992). Lietuvos kariuomenės vadai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mintis. pp. 7, 37, 57, 78, 108, 127, 134, 165. ISBN 5-417-00513-4.
- ^ a b Uzelka, Ričardas (2 July 2009). "Chief of Defence will return regalia of command to the Commander-in-Chief of Lithuanian Armed Forces". kam.lt. Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b Kalvaitis, Lukas (2014-07-24). "Major General Jonas Vytautas Žukas inaugurated as the new Chief of Defence in the Cathedral Square in Vilnius". kariuomene.kam.lt. Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces passed on to Major General Valdemaras Rupšys". kariuomene.kam.lt. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Vaikšnoras takes over as Lithuania's chief of defence". LRT. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.