Chief of Defence (Lithuania)
Appearance
Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania | |
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Lietuvos kariuomenės vadas | |
![]() Insignia of the Commander of the Defence Force | |
since 24 July 2014 | |
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)
No. | Portrait | Army Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General7 May 1919 | 26 September 1919 | 142 days | [1] | |
- | Pranas Liatukas (1876–1945) Acting | Lieutenant General7 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 | Stasys Raštikis (1896–1985) | Divisional general1 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)
No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Jonas Andriškevičius (born 1944) | Major general20 October 1993 | 1 July 1999 | 5 years, 254 days | [2] | |
2 | Jonas Kronkaitis (born 1935) | Army general1 July 1999 | 30 June 2004 | 4 years, 365 days | . | |
3 | Lieutenant general Valdas Tutkus (born 1960) | 30 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 | Incumbent | 10 years, 42 days | [3] |
See also
References
- ^ 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. 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. Retrieved 9 May 2018.