Povilas Plechavičius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Lithuanian general
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Place of Birth: Židikai, Telšiai County, Lithuania
About Povilas Plechavičius
- Povilas Plechavicius (February 1, 1890 – December 19, 1973) 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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