List of generals of the Lithuanian military


List of generals of the Lithuanian Armed Forces includes people that were awarded the rank of general by the independent Republic of Lithuania in 1918–40 or since 1990.

Interwar

There were 54 generals awarded the rank in interwar Lithuania. Seven of them earned their rank in a foreign military, specifically, in the Imperial Russian Army, the Russian White Army, and the British Army. Four men earned rank of general in a foreign military and served in the Lithuanian Army, but were not awarded the rank of general in Lithuania and are therefore not included in the list below.
On 13 September 1919, Lithuania established two ranks of generals – lieutenant general and general. On 11 December 1936, these ranks were changed to brigadier general, divisional general, and general. After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania on 15 June 1940, the Lithuanian Army was repressed and its remains were absorbed into the 179th Rifle and 184th Rifle Divisions of the Red Army and adopted Russian ranks.
Four generals of the Imperial Russian Army served in the Lithuanian Army but were not officially recognized as generals in Lithuania:
  1. , claimed to be a general who lost his documents. He served in the Lithuanian army from May 1919 to March 1920. He later joined the Polish Army.
  2. Kyprian Kandratovich served from 24 November to 24 December 1918
  3. Rapolas Okulič-Kazarinas served from 28 March to 27 April 1919
  4. Vladas Dionizas Slaboševičius served from 1 July to 28 September 1919

Anti-Soviet resistance

Three men were posthumously awarded the rank of general for their contributions to the anti-Soviet resistance, in particular the Lithuanian Liberty Army, the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters and the Lithuanian partisan movement in 1998. They did not serve as generals in the Lithuanian Army as it ceased to exist in 1940.
#NameBornDiedPromoted general
1Adolfas Ramanauskas1918-03-061957-11-291998-01-26 Brigadier general
2Kazimieras Veverskis1913-12-091944-12-281998-12-19 Brigadier general
3Jonas Žemaitis1909-03-151954-11-261949-02-16 General of the Lithuanian partisans
1998-01-26 Brigadier general

Since 1990

On 11 March 1990, Lithuania restored its independence and reestablished the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Initially, there were two general ranks, but the system was changed in 1998 to three ranks and again in 2023 to four ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general and general. In the Lithuanian Naval Force, the equivalent ranks are flotilla admiral, counter admiral, viceadmiral and admiral.
BranchNameBornRetiredDiedPromoted general
ArmyJonas Andriškevičius1944-07-291999-111993-11-18 Major general
ArmyZenonas Kulys1947-05-042000-02-211995-11-20 Brigadier general
NavyRaimundas Saulius Baltuška1937-08-311999-05-032016-04-091997-08-29 Flotilla admiral
ArmyJonas Algirdas Kronkaitis1935-02-01?1999 Brigadier general
2001 Major general
ArmyValdas Tutkus1960-12-272009-07-142001-11-23 Brigadier general
2004-06-23 Major general
2007-11-23 Lieutenant general
ArmyČeslovas Jezerskas1949-05-142007-05-282004-03-25 Brigadier general
Air ForceEdvardas Mažeikis1961-11-182018-02-122004-11-23 Brigadier general
2011-07-28 Major general
ArmyArvydas Pocius1957-05-142014-08-142004-06-30 Brigadier general
2009-07-27 Major general
2011-07-28 Lieutenant general
ArmyAlgis Vaičeliūnas1964-11-132018-11-232004-11-23 Brigadier general
NavyKęstutis Macijauskas1961-03-122019-03-122005-02-06 Flotilla admiral
ArmyVitalijus Vaikšnoras1961-04-232019-05-072005-02-14 Brigadier general
2007-11-06 Major general
ArmyVytautas Jonas Žukas1962-06-012019-07-232007-11-23 Brigadier general
2010-06-28 Major general
2015-06-22 Lieutenant general
ArmyGintautas Zenkevičius1962-09-242020-09-242021-11-192008-11-23 Brigadier general
2019-11-15 Major general
ArmyVilmantas Tamošaitis1966-04-202012-09-10 Brigadier general
ArmyAlmantas Leika1968-11-252011-07-28 Brigadier general
2012-07-09 Major general
ArmyValdemaras Rupšys1967-05-022016 Brigadier general
2018 Major general
2019-11-18 Lieutenant general
2023-06-01 General
ArmyRaimundas Vaikšnoras1970-11-122018-02-06 Brigadier general
NavyArūnas Mockus1969-10-252018-11-23 Flotilla admiral
SOFModestas Petrauskas1974-06-142018-11-23 Brigadier general
ArmyRemigijus Baltrėnas19742020-07-22 Brigadier general
2022-12-27 Major general
ArmyMindaugas Steponavičius1974-08-122020-07-22 Brigadier general
2022-12-27 Major general
ArmyArtūras Radvilas1973-02-162021-07-01 Brigadier general
ArmyAlvydas Šiuparis1970-06-062021-07-01 Brigadier general

Temporary promotions to general were given to two individuals: