Edvardas Adamkavičius (March 31, 1888 – May 10, 1957) was a Lithuanian divisional general.
Early life He was born in Pikeliai, Telšiai County, Lithuania.
Interwar Lithuanian Army He enlisted in the Lithuanian Army in 1918. He was made a lieutenant general on September 6, 1933, a brigadier general in 1936 and a divisional general on February 16, 1937. He retired in 1940.
Occupation and emigration After the occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, he fled to Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1949. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Family He was the uncle of future President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus.
Bibliography Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, Bd. 1, S. 73.
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