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Povilas Plechavičius
Military Person
1890 – 1973
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Who was Povilas Plechavičius?
Povilas Plechavičius was an Imperial Russian and then Lithuanian military officer and statesman. In the service of Lithuania he rose to the rank of General of the army in the interwar period. He is best known for his actions during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence, for organizing the 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état and for leading a Lithuanian self-defence force during the German occupation of Lithuania.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1890
Židikai - Also known as
- Povilas Plechavicius
- Died
- Dec 19, 1973
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on July 23, 2013
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