Povilas Plechavičius
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Povilas Plechavičius was a Lithuanian military officer and statesman. His military career began in the Imperial Russian Army as a yunker during World War I. Then, Plechavičius climbed the ranks of the interwar period Lithuanian Army from captain to lieutenant general.
Plechavičius, c. late 1920s
Povilas Plechavičius photographed in the front of the Lithuanian Wars of Independence, 1919
Plechavičius with other Lithuanian officers at the Seinai front in 1920
Plechavičius' grave at Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery
Lithuanian Wars of Independence
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The Lithuanian Wars of Independence, also known as the Freedom Struggles, refer to three wars Lithuania fought defending its independence at the end of World War I: with Bolshevik forces, Bermontians, and Poland. The wars delayed international recognition of independent Lithuania and the formation of civil institutions.
Volunteers of the Lithuanian Army heading to the war in Vilkaviškis, 1919
Enlistment in the Lithuanian Army, Panemunė, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1919
Cockade of the Lithuanian Army with Vytis
Chief Commander of the Lithuanian Army Silvestras Žukauskas heading to the front, 1919