Head of the Lithuanian Defence Staff
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
Chiefs of the General Staff (1918–1940)
No.
Portrait
Chief of the General Staff
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Ref.
1 Kubilius Colonel (pulkininkas )Jurgis Kubilius [lt ] (1875–1961) 23 November 1918 24 December 1918 30 days[ 1]
2 Liatukas KarininkasPranas Liatukas [lt ] (1876–1945) 24 December 1918 4 March 1919 70 days[ 1]
Adamkavicius KarininkasEdvardas Adamkavičius (1888–1957) Acting 4 March 1919 26 March 1919 22 days[ 1]
3 Zukauskas GeneralSilvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) 26 April 1919 27 May 1919 31 days[ 1]
4 Velykis KarininkasMykolas Velykis [lt ] (1884–1955) 26 May 1919 7 October 1919 131 days[ 1]
5 Nastopka Lieutenant GeneralStasys Nastopka (1881–1939) 7 October 1919 13 July 1920 280 days[ 1]
6 Katche Lieutenant GeneralMaksimas Katche (1879–1933) 13 July 1920 21 August 1920 39 days[ 1]
Birontas MajorAdolfas Birontas [lt ] (1885–1958) Acting 21 August 1920 23 August 1920 2 days[ 1]
7 Klescinskis ColonelKonstantinas Kleščinskis (1879–1927) 23 August 1920 13 April 1921 233 days[ 1]
8 Katche Lieutenant GeneralMaksimas Katche (1879–1933) 13 April 1921 7 October 1922 1 year, 177 days[ 1]
Gricius MajorJonas Gricius [lt ] (1884–1963) Acting 7 October 1922 6 November 1923 1 year, 30 days[ 1]
9 Radus GeneralLeonas Radus-Zenkavičius [lt ] (1874–1946) 6 November 1923 29 February 1924 115 days[ 1]
Gricius Lieutenant colonelJonas Gricius [lt ] (1884–1963) Acting 29 February 1924 7 May 1925 1 year, 68 days[ 1]
10 Ladiga Colonel of the General StaffKazys Ladiga (1893–1941) 7 May 1925 16 September 1925 132 days[ 1]
Gricius Lieutenant colonelJonas Gricius [lt ] (1884–1963) Acting 16 September 1925 19 October 1925 33 days[ 1]
11 Ladiga Lieutenant generalKazys Ladiga (1893–1941) 19 October 1925 22 June 1926 246 days[ 1]
12 Skirpa Lieutenant colonel of the General StaffKazys Škirpa (1895–1979) 22 June 1926 24 December 1926 185 days[ 1]
13 Daukantas ColonelTeodoras Daukantas (1884–1960) 24 December 1926 11 August 1927 230 days[ 1]
14 Plechavicius Colonel of the General StaffPovilas Plechavičius (1890–1973) 11 August 1927 10 February 1929 1 year, 183 days[ 1]
15 Kubiliunas Lieutenant generalPetras Kubiliūnas (1894–1946) 10 February 1929 7 June 1934 5 years, 117 days[ 1]
16 Jackus Lieutenant generalJonas Jackus [lt ] (1894–1977) 7 June 1934 21 September 1934 106 days[ 1]
17 Rastikis Lieutenant colonel of the General StaffStasys Raštikis (1896–1985) 21 September 1934 1 January 1935 102 days[ 1]
18 Cernius Colonel of the General StaffJonas Černius (1898–1977) 1 January 1935 30 March 1939 4 years, 88 days[ 1]
19 Pundzevicius Divisional generalStasys Pundzevičius (1893–1980) 1 April 1939 15 June 1940 1 year, 75 days[ 1]
Chiefs of the Defence Staff (since 1990)
Notes
^ During 2008, the Defence Staff was superseded by the Joint Staff. The Defence Staff continued to function until May 2011[ 2] and was led by Kęstutis Macijauskas (2008–2010)[ 1] and Edvardas Mažeikis (2010–2011).[ 3]
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