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{{Short description|Lithuanian Red Army major general}}
{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox military person
|name=Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis
|name=Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis
|birth_date=June 1, 1897
|birth_date= June 1, 1897
|death_date= {{death date and age|1957|11|30|1897|06|01}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1957|11|30|1897|06|01}}
|birth_place= Apydimai, [[Kovno Governorate]], [[Russian Empire]]
|birth_place=
|death_place=
|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial=
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|placeofburial_label= Place of burial
|image= F.Baltushis-Zhemaitis.jpg
|image= F.Baltushis-Zhemaitis.jpg
|caption=Major General F. Baltušis-Žemaitis
|caption=Major General Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis
|nickname=[[Samogitians|Žemaitis]]
|nickname=[[Samogitians|Žemaitis]]
|allegiance={{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Russian Empire]] <br>{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Soviet Union]]
|allegiance={{flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Russian Empire]] <br>{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Soviet Union]]
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|rank=[[Major General]]
|rank=[[Major General]]
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|branch=
|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]]
|unit=
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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]]
|awards=2 [[Order of the Red Star|Orders of the Red Star]]<br />2 [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]]<br />
|awards=2 [[Order of the Red Banner|Orders of the Red Banner]]<br />2 [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]]<br />
Various medals
Various medals
|laterwork= Military lecturer
|laterwork= Military lecturer
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'''Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis''' ({{lang-ru|Балтушис-Жемайтис Феликс Рафаилович}}, November 30, 1897 in [[Telšiai District Municipality|Apydimai]], [[Kovno Governorate]] &ndash; June 1, 1957 in [[Moscow]]) was a [[Soviet Lithuania]]n [[Red Army]] [[major general]] and 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 [[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.
'''Feliksas Rafailovich Baltušis-Žemaitis''' ({{lang-ru|Феликс Рафаилович Балтушис-Жемайтис}}, November 30, 1897 &ndash; 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]].


He was one of the Lithuanian officers of the army of the [[Russian Empire]] (Vytautas Putna, [[Ieronim Uborevich]], Viktoras 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]].
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.

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]]).


==Timeline==
==Timeline==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
*2 [[Order of the Red Star|Orders of the Red Star]]
*[[Order of the Red Banner]] (twice)
*2 [[Order of Lenin|Orders of Lenin]]
*[[Order of Lenin]] (twice)
*Different medals
*Different medals


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==References==
==References==
*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.
*Zhemaitis O.F., “History of family in the documents, The journal “Military History Archive” of № 3,4,5., Moscow, 2007
*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
*Stock No.328 (Baltušis-Žemaitis), Library of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius
*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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[[Category:People from Telshevsky Uyezd]]
[[Category:Communist Party of the Soviet Union rank-and-file]]
[[Category:Lithuanian military personnel in the Imperial Russian Army of World War I]]
[[Category:Lithuanian military personnel]]
[[Category:Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War]]
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[[Category:People of the Russian Civil War]]
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[[Category:Frunze Military Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the Frunze Military Academy]]

Latest revision as of 10:37, 20 January 2024

Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis
Major General Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis
Nickname(s)Žemaitis
BornJune 1, 1897
Apydimai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 30, 1957(1957-11-30) (aged 60)
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire Russian Empire
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Years of service1915–1954
RankMajor General
Commands heldLithuanian Army (under Soviet occupation of 1940)
16th Lithuanian Rifle Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
Hamburg Uprising
World War II
Awards2 Orders of the Red Banner
2 Orders of Lenin
Various medals
Other workMilitary 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]

Awards[edit]

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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