Lithuanian Military Academy General Jonas Žemaitis
| Lithuanian Military Academy General Jonas Žemaitis | |
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| founding | 1992 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place |
Vilnius , Lithuania
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| ladder | Juozas Kačergius (since 2019) |
| Employee | 263 (2016) |
| Website | www.lka.lt |
The Lithuanian Military Academy General Jonas Žemaitis ( lit. Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija ) is a military academy in Vilnius , Lithuania . The university is located in the Antakalnis district .
History and naming
The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy was founded in 1992 as a training facility for officers as part of the reconstruction of the Lithuanian armed forces . Together with the Divisional General Stasys Raštikis Military School (the Lithuanian NCO School), it stands in the tradition of the Kaunas War School and the Vytautas Magnus Military School , both of which existed until 1940.
The facility was named after Jonas Žemaitis-Vytautas (1909–1954), commander in chief of the armed forces of the Lithuanian resistance, in the rank of brigadier general. He was also posthumously recognized as the de facto President of Lithuania .
management
The following people have been at its head since the Military Academy was founded:
- 1992: Algimantas Vaitkaitis (interim)
- 1992–1993: Jonas Andriškevičius
- 1993-2000: Zenonas Kulys
- 2000–2003: Algis Vaičeliūnas
- 2003–2005: Algimantas Vyšniauskas (interim)
- 2005–2008: Arūnas Balčiūnas
- 2008–2010: Edvardas Mažeikis
- 2010–2012: Gintaras Bagdonas
- 2012–2015: Eugenijus Vosylius
- 2015–2017: Raimundas Matulis
- 2017–2018: Algis Vaičeliūnas
- 2018/19: Darius Vaicikauskas (interim)
- since 2019: Juozas Kačergius
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Individual evidence
Vytautas Magnus University ( Agricultural Academy and Educational Academy ) | Kaunas University of Technology | University of Klaipėda | Vilnius Art Academy | Lithuanian Military Academy General Jonas Žemaitis | Lithuanian Music and Theater Academy | Lithuanian Sports University | ISM International School of Management and Economics | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences ( Medical Academy and Veterinary Academy ) | University of Šiauliai | Mykolas Romeris University | Vilnius University | Gediminas Technical University Vilnius | International University LCC | Kazimieras Simonavičius University | European Humanitarian University
Lithuanian Academy of Sciences | Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Sciences
Coordinates: 54 ° 42 ′ 8 ″ N , 25 ° 18 ′ 48 ″ E