Edvardas Adamkavičius (March 31, 1888 – May 10, 1957) was a Lithuanian general.
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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 Pikeliai, Židikai County |
| Died | May 10, 1957 (aged 69) Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Years of service | 1912–1940 |
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| Alma mater | Vladimir Military School of Saint Petersburg (1914) War School of Kaunas (1930) |
Early life edit
He was born in Pikeliai, Telšiai County, Lithuania.[1]
Interwar Lithuanian Army edit
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 edit
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 edit
He was the uncle of future President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus.[2]
Bibliography edit
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, Bd. 1, S. 73.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Tamašauskas, Kazimieras. "Edvardas Adamkavičius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Bartasevičius, Valdas (March 29, 2014). "Vyties Kryžiaus kavalieriai istoriją rašė narsa ir krauju". lrytas.lt. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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