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|name=Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis |
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|birth_date= June 1, 1897 |
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|death_date= {{death date and age|1957|11|30|1897|06|01}} |
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|birth_place= Apydimai, [[Kovno Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]] |
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|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]] |
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|caption=Major General |
|caption=Major General Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis |
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|nickname=[[Samogitians|Žemaitis]] |
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|allegiance={{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Russian Empire]] <br>{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Soviet Union]] |
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|serviceyears=1915–1954 |
|serviceyears=1915–1954 |
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|rank=[[Major General]] |
|rank=[[Major General]] |
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|commands=[[Lithuanian Army]]<br />[[16th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|16th Lithuanian Rifle Division]] |
|commands=[[Lithuanian Army]] (under Soviet occupation of 1940) <br />[[16th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|16th Lithuanian Rifle Division]] |
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|battles=[[World War I]]<br/>[[Russian Civil War]]<br/>[[Hamburg Uprising]]<br/>[[World War II]] |
|battles=[[World War I]]<br/>[[Russian Civil War]]<br/>[[Hamburg Uprising]]<br/>[[World War II]] |
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|awards=2 [[Order of the Red |
|awards=2 [[Order of the Red Banner|Orders of the Red Banner]]<br />2 [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]]<br /> |
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Various medals |
Various medals |
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|laterwork= Military lecturer |
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'''Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis''' ( |
'''Feliksas Rafailovich Baltušis-Žemaitis''' ({{lang-ru|Феликс Рафаилович Балтушис-Жемайтис}}, November 30, 1897 – June 1, 1957) was a [[Lithuania]]n [[Red Army]] [[major general]]. He participated in [[World War I]], the [[Russian Civil War]], the [[Hamburg Uprising]], and [[World War II]]. |
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Baltušis-Žemaitis was one of the few Lithuanian officers (others included [[Vytautas Putna]], [[Ieronim Uborevich]], Viktoras Penkaitis) of the [[Imperial Russian Army]] who after the [[February Revolution|February]] and [[October Revolution]]s went to serve in the [[Red Army]]. He was a lecturer/[[docent]] at the [[Frunze Military Academy]] in 1935–1940. Baltušis-Žemaitis briefly commanded the [[Lithuanian Army]] in 1940 during [[Soviet occupation of Lithuania (1940)|Lithuania's incorporation into the Soviet Union]]. He earned his [[Kandidat nauk|Candidate of Military Sciences]] academic degree in 1940. He was also a senior lecturer at the [[USSR]] [[General Staff Academy (Russia)|General Staff Academy]] during 1940–1941 and 1943–1945, and served as the chief of USSR [[Supreme Command Course]]s 1945–1947. |
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He was born in [[Apydimai]], [[Telšiai]] county, [[Russian Empire]]. He was one of the Lithuanian officers of the army of the [[Russian Empire]] (V. Putna, [[Ieronim Uborevich|I. Uborevich]], V. Penkaitis) who would later go on to serve in the [[Red Army]]. He participated in [[World War I]], the [[Russian Civil War]], the [[Hamburg Uprising]], and [[World War II]]. |
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He was the only [[Lithuania]]n to have taught in the prestigious [[Frunze Military Academy]] and [[General Staff Academy (Russia)|General Staff Academy]] (roughly equivalent to the [[Command and General Staff College]] at [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Kansas]] or the [[British Army]]'s Staff College, [[Camberley]]). He died in [[Moscow]], [[USSR]]. |
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==Timeline== |
==Timeline== |
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*1940: [[Commander in Chief]] of the [[Lithuanian Army]] |
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*1942–1943: [[Commanding Officer]] of the [[16th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|16th Lithuanian Rifle Division]] |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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*[[Order of the Red Banner]] (twice) |
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*[[Order of Lenin]] (twice) |
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*Different medals |
*Different medals |
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In 1975 a statue of |
In 1975 a statue of Baltušis-Žemaitis was built in [[Šiauliai]], [[Lithuania]]. After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, this statue was taken down from its prominent position. It currently stands in the exposition of Soviet [[sculpture garden]] in [[Grūtas Park]]. |
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==References== |
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*Personal record of Major General Baltushis-Zhemaitis F.R., Central Archive of Ministry of Defence, Podolsk, Moscow reg. |
*Personal record of Major General Baltushis-Zhemaitis F.R., Central Archive of Ministry of Defence, Podolsk, Moscow reg. |
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*Zhemaitis O.F., |
*Zhemaitis O.F., "History of family in the documents, The journal "Military History Archive" of № 3,4,5., Moscow, 2007 |
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*Stock No.328 (Baltušis-Žemaitis), Library of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius |
*Stock No.328 (Baltušis-Žemaitis), Library of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius |
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*http://www.generals.dk/general/Baltushis-Zhemaitis/Feliks_Rafailovich/Soviet_Union.html |
*http://www.generals.dk/general/Baltushis-Zhemaitis/Feliks_Rafailovich/Soviet_Union.html |
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 20 January 2024
Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis | |
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Nickname(s) | Žemaitis |
Born | June 1, 1897 Apydimai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | November 30, 1957 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 60)
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1915–1954 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Lithuanian Army (under Soviet occupation of 1940) 16th Lithuanian Rifle Division |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War Hamburg Uprising World War II |
Awards | 2 Orders of the Red Banner 2 Orders of Lenin Various medals |
Other work | Military lecturer |
Feliksas Rafailovich Baltušis-Žemaitis (Russian: Феликс Рафаилович Балтушис-Жемайтис, November 30, 1897 – June 1, 1957) was a Lithuanian Red Army major general. He participated in World War I, the Russian Civil War, the Hamburg Uprising, and World War II.
Baltušis-Žemaitis was one of the few Lithuanian officers (others included Vytautas Putna, Ieronim Uborevich, Viktoras Penkaitis) of the Imperial Russian Army who after the February and October Revolutions went to serve in the Red Army. He was a lecturer/docent at the Frunze Military Academy in 1935–1940. Baltušis-Žemaitis briefly commanded the Lithuanian Army in 1940 during Lithuania's incorporation into the Soviet Union. He earned his Candidate of Military Sciences academic degree in 1940. He was also a senior lecturer at the USSR General Staff Academy during 1940–1941 and 1943–1945, and served as the chief of USSR Supreme Command Courses 1945–1947.
Timeline[edit]
- 1940: Commander in Chief of the Lithuanian Army
- 1942–1943: Commanding Officer of the 16th Lithuanian Rifle Division
Awards[edit]
- Order of the Red Banner (twice)
- Order of Lenin (twice)
- Different medals
In 1975 a statue of Baltušis-Žemaitis was built in Šiauliai, Lithuania. After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, this statue was taken down from its prominent position. It currently stands in the exposition of Soviet sculpture garden in Grūtas Park.
References[edit]
- Personal record of Major General Baltushis-Zhemaitis F.R., Central Archive of Ministry of Defence, Podolsk, Moscow reg.
- Zhemaitis O.F., "History of family in the documents, The journal "Military History Archive" of № 3,4,5., Moscow, 2007
- Stock No.328 (Baltušis-Žemaitis), Library of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius
- http://www.generals.dk/general/Baltushis-Zhemaitis/Feliks_Rafailovich/Soviet_Union.html
- 1897 births
- 1957 deaths
- People from Telšiai County
- People from Telshevsky Uyezd
- Lithuanian military personnel in the Imperial Russian Army of World War I
- Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War
- Soviet major generals
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Frunze Military Academy alumni
- Academic staff of the Frunze Military Academy