Edvardas Adamkavičius
Lithuanian military officer
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Edvardas Adamkavičius (March 31, 1888 – May 10, 1957) was a Lithuanian divisional general.[1]
DiedMay 10, 1957 (aged 69)
Allegiance
- Imperial Russian Army (1912–1918)
- Separate Lithuanian Battalion (1918)
- Lithuanian Armed Forces (1918–1940)
Serviceyears
1912–1940Edvardas Adamkavičius | |
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Adamkavičius photographed with uniform of the Lithuanian Army and Order of the Cross of Vytis in the 1920s–1930s | |
| Born | 30 March 1888 |
| Died | May 10, 1957 (aged 69) |
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Service years | 1912–1940 |
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| Education | Vladimir Military School of Saint Petersburg (1914) War School of Kaunas (1930) |
Early life
He was born in Pikeliai, Telšiai County, Lithuania.[1]
Interwar Lithuanian Army
He enlisted in the Lithuanian Army in 1918.[1] He was made a lieutenant general on September 6, 1933, a brigadier general in 1936 and a divisional general on February 16, 1937.[1] He retired in 1940.[1]
Occupation and emigration
After the occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, he fled to Germany.[1] He emigrated to the United States in 1949.[1] He died in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]
Family
He was the uncle of future President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus.[2]
Bibliography
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, Bd. 1, S. 73.
