Chief of the Defence Staff (Lithuania)
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Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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since 25 September 2020 | |
Lithuanian Armed Forces | |
Member of | Defence Staff |
Reports to | Chief of Defence |
Formation | 23 November 1918 |
First holder | Jurgis Kubilius |
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Chief of the Defence Staff is the head of the Lithuanian Defence Staff responsible for the administrative, operational, and logistical needs of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
List of chiefs
[edit]Chiefs of the General Staff (1918–1940)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | pulkininkas) Jurgis Kubilius (1875–1961) | Colonel (23 November 1918 | 24 December 1918 | 30 days | [1] | |
2 | Pranas Liatukas (1876–1945) | Karininkas24 December 1918 | 4 March 1919 | 70 days | [1] | |
Edvardas Adamkavičius (1888–1957) Acting | Karininkas4 March 1919 | 26 March 1919 | 22 days | [1] | ||
3 | Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | General26 April 1919 | 27 May 1919 | 31 days | [1] | |
4 | Mykolas Velykis (1884–1955) | Karininkas26 May 1919 | 7 October 1919 | 131 days | [1] | |
5 | Stasys Nastopka (1881–1939) | Lieutenant General7 October 1919 | 13 July 1920 | 280 days | [1] | |
6 | Maksimas Katche (1879–1933) | Lieutenant General13 July 1920 | 21 August 1920 | 39 days | [1] | |
Adolfas Birontas (1885–1958) Acting | Major21 August 1920 | 23 August 1920 | 2 days | [1] | ||
7 | Konstantinas Kleščinskis (1879–1927) | Colonel23 August 1920 | 13 April 1921 | 233 days | [1] | |
8 | Maksimas Katche (1879–1933) | Lieutenant General13 April 1921 | 7 October 1922 | 1 year, 177 days | [1] | |
Jonas Gricius (1884–1963) Acting | Major7 October 1922 | 6 November 1923 | 1 year, 30 days | [1] | ||
9 | Leonas Radus-Zenkavičius (1874–1946) | General6 November 1923 | 29 February 1924 | 115 days | [1] | |
Jonas Gricius (1884–1963) Acting | Lieutenant colonel29 February 1924 | 7 May 1925 | 1 year, 68 days | [1] | ||
10 | Kazys Ladiga (1893–1941) | Colonel of the General Staff7 May 1925 | 16 September 1925 | 132 days | [1] | |
Jonas Gricius (1884–1963) Acting | Lieutenant colonel16 September 1925 | 19 October 1925 | 33 days | [1] | ||
11 | Kazys Ladiga (1893–1941) | Lieutenant general19 October 1925 | 22 June 1926 | 246 days | [1] | |
12 | Kazys Škirpa (1895–1979) | Lieutenant colonel of the General Staff22 June 1926 | 24 December 1926 | 185 days | [1] | |
13 | Teodoras Daukantas (1884–1960) | Colonel24 December 1926 | 11 August 1927 | 230 days | [1] | |
14 | Povilas Plechavičius (1890–1973) | Colonel of the General Staff11 August 1927 | 10 February 1929 | 1 year, 183 days | [1] | |
15 | Petras Kubiliūnas (1894–1946) | Lieutenant general10 February 1929 | 7 June 1934 | 5 years, 117 days | [1] | |
16 | Jonas Jackus (1894–1977) | Lieutenant general7 June 1934 | 21 September 1934 | 106 days | [1] | |
17 | Stasys Raštikis (1896–1985) | Lieutenant colonel of the General Staff21 September 1934 | 1 January 1935 | 102 days | [1] | |
18 | Jonas Černius (1898–1977) | Colonel of the General Staff1 January 1935 | 30 March 1939 | 4 years, 88 days | [1] | |
19 | Stasys Pundzevičius (1893–1980) | Divisional general1 April 1939 | 15 June 1940 | 1 year, 75 days | [1] |
Chiefs of the Defence Staff (since 1990)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Satff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Norbertas Vidrinskas | Colonel21 May 1991 | 3 February 1992 | 258 days | [1] | |
2 | Valdas Tutkus (born 1960) | Colonel3 February 1992 | 1 February 1993 | 364 days | [1] | |
3 | Stasys Knezys (1948–2011) | Colonel1 February 1993 | 3 January 1994 | 336 days | [1] | |
4 | Valdas Tutkus (born 1960) | Colonel3 January 1994 | 1 November 1996 | 2 years, 303 days | [1] | |
5 | Antanas Jurgaitis (born 1957) | Colonel4 November 1996 | 17 March 2003 | 6 years, 133 days | [1] | |
6 | Vitalijus Vaikšnoras (born 1961) | Major general24 April 2003 | 30 June 2008[a] | 5 years, 67 days | [1] | |
7 | Algis Vaičeliūnas (born 1961) | 23 April 2008 | 29 June 2011 | 3 years, 67 days | [4] | |
8 | Vilmantas Tamošaitis (born 1966) | Brigade general29 June 2011 | 16 August 2016 | 5 years, 48 days | [5] | |
9 | Vitalijus Vaikšnoras (born 1961) | Major general16 August 2016 | 29 July 2019 | 2 years, 344 days | [6] | |
10 | Gintautas Zenkevičius (born 1962) | Brigade general29 July 2019 | 25 September 2020 | 1 year, 57 days | [7] | |
11 | Mindaugas Steponavičius (born 1974) | Brigade general25 September 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 331 days | [8] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Lietuvos kariuomenės štabo viršininkai 1918–2008 m." (PDF). Krašto apsauga (in Lithuanian). 20 (149): 4. 19 November 2008. ISSN 2029-4565.
- ^ "KAM pajėgumų ir ginkluotės generaliniu direktoriumi tapo A.Leika" (in Lithuanian). Respublika.lt. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Tarnybą pradėjo naujasis Gynybos štabo viršininkas" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence, Republic of Lithuania. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Jungtinis štabas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. 2 September 2019 [2017].
- ^ "Pasikeitė Jungtinio štabo vadovybė" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of National Defence, Republic of Lithuania. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Major General V. Vaikšnoras will head the Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces". Ministry of National Defence, Republic of Lithuania. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Jakučionis, Saulius (23 July 2019). "Gynybos štabo viršininku taps Zenkevičius, Sausumos pajėgų vadu – Vaikšnoras" (in Lithuanian). LRT.lt. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Jačauskas, Ignas (24 September 2020). "Gynybos štabui vadovaus Mindaugas Steponavičius" (in Lithuanian). 15min.lt. Retrieved 11 April 2021.