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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | 7 May 1919 | 26 September 1919 | 142 days | [1] | |
| - | General Vladas Dionizas Slaboševičius (1861–1919) Acting | 26 September 1919 | 28 September 1919 | 2 days | [1][2][3] | |
| - | Lieutenant General Pranas Liatukas (1876–1945) Acting | 7 October 1919 | 23 February 1920 | 139 days | [1] | |
| (1) | General Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | 23 February 1920 | 14 June 1920 | 112 days | [1] | |
| - | General Jonas Galvydis-Bykauskas (1864–1943) Acting | 9 April 1920 | 7 July 1920 | 89 days | [1] | |
| - | Lieutenant General Konstantinas Žukas (1885–1962) Acting | 7 July 1920 | 7 April 1921 | 274 days | [1] | |
| - | 29 May 1921 | 11 February 1922 | 258 days | [1] | ||
| - | 11 February 1922 | 5 June 1923 | 1 year, 114 days | [1] | ||
| (1) | General Silvestras Žukauskas (1860–1937) | 6 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 | Divisional general Vincas Vitkauskas (1890–1965) | 22 April 1940 | 12 July 1940 | 81 days | [1] |
![Juozas Kraucevičius [lt]](/wiki/File:Blank.png "lt:Juozas Kraucevičius")
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Chiefs of Defence (1993–present)
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Chief of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major general Jonas Andriškevičius (born 1944) | 20 October 1993 | 1 July 1999 | 5 years, 254 days | [4] | |
| 2 | Major general Jonas Kronkaitis (born 1935) | 1 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 | [4] | |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Arvydas Pocius (born 1957) | 24 July 2009 | 24 July 2014 | 5 years, 0 days | [5] | |
| 5 | 24 July 2014 | 25 July 2019 | 5 years, 1 day | [5] | ||
| 6 | General Valdemaras Rupšys (born 1967) | 25 July 2019 | 24 July 2024 | 4 years, 365 days | [6] | |
| 7 | General Raimundas Vaikšnoras (born 1970) | 24 July 2024 | Incumbent | 250 days | [7] |
![Jonas Vytautas Žukas [lt]](/wiki/File:Gen_ltn_jonas_vytautas_zukas.jpg "lt:Jonas Vytautas Žukas")
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Surgailis, Gintautas (1992). Lietuvos kariuomenės vadai (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mintis. pp. 7, 37, 57, 78, 108, 127, 134, 165. ISBN 5-417-00513-4.
- ^ Stoliarovas, Andriejus (2014). 1392-6489. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Mirė generolas Slabaševičius". Kariškių žodis (in Lithuanian). 20: 160. 3 October 1920.
- ^ a b Uzelka, Ričardas (2 July 2009). the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b Kalvaitis, Lukas (2014-07-24). the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ 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.