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Commander
Commander of the Land Forces Brigadier General Jonas Vytautas Žukas |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1962 |
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PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaunas |
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EDUCATION |
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1985 - 1991 | History Faculty, Vilnius University |
1992 - 1994 | Buneswehr Command Academy, Germany |
2006 - 2007 | NATO Defence College in Rome, Italy |
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SERVICE |
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1990 | Inspector of section II, the National Defence Department |
1991 | Deputy Commander, Training Unit of the National Defence Department |
1992 | Commander, Kaunas Motorborne Battalion, Field Army Brigade |
1992 | Deputy commander, Field Army Brigade |
1994 | Chief of Staff-Deputy commander, Motorized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" |
1995 | Commander, Motorized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" |
2001 | Defence attaché in Germany for Austria, the Netherlands and Luxembourg |
2004 | Commander of the Training and Doctrines Command, Lithuanian Armed Forces |
2007 | Commander at interim of the Land (Field) Forces |
2008 | Commander of the Land Forces |
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MILITARY RANKS |
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1991 | Major |
1994 | Lieutenant Colonel |
1997 | Colonel |
2007 | Brigadier General |
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DECORATIONS | Medal of January the 13th Medal of Founding Volunteers of the Lithuanian Army Medal of the Lithuanian Independency The Cross of the Knight of the Order of the Cross of Vytis (presently - Knight's Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great) Order of International Military Sports Council "For Merit" Lithuanian Armed Forces Medal "For Merit" Other decorations |
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LANGUAGE ABILITIES | English, German, Russian |
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MARITAL STATUS | Married to Vilma, has a son Jonas |
