Edvardas Adamkavičius
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| Born | 30 March 1888 |
| Died | May 10, 1957 (aged 69) |
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| Service years | 1912–1940 |
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| Alma mater | Vladimir Military School of Saint Petersburg (1914) War School of Kaunas (1930) |
Edvardas Adamkavičius (March 31, 1888 – May 10, 1957) was a Lithuanian divisional general.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]He was born in Pikeliai, Telšiai County, Lithuania.[1]
Interwar Lithuanian Army
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]He was the uncle of future President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus.[2]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, Bd. 1, S. 73.
References
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