| Divisional general Edvardas 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 Pikeliai, Židikai County |
| Died | May 10, 1957(1957-05-10) (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) |
Edvardas Adamkavičius (March 31, 1888 – May 10, 1957) was a Lithuanian divisional general.
Early life
He was born in Pikeliai, Telšiai County, Lithuania.
Interwar Lithuanian Army
He enlisted in the Lithuanian Army in 1918. He was made a lieutenant general on September 6, 1933, a brigadier general in 1936 and a divisional general on February 16, 1937. He retired in 1940.
Occupation and emigration
After the occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, he fled to Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1949. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Family
He was the uncle of future President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus.
Bibliography
- Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, Bd. 1, S. 73.
References
- ^ 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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