| Povilas Plechavicius |
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| 1890 births | |
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| 1973 deaths | |
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He was educated mostly in Russia. In 1908 he graduated from a gymnasium in Moscow , in 1911 from Institute of Commerce, and in 1914 from Orenburg Cavalry war school. During the World War I he thought with the Russian army against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary . In 1918 he came back to Lithuania and with his brother Aleksandras, also military officer, helped to fight the Bermontians during the Freedom Wars . For his accomplishemnts in establishing peace and order in Samogitia , Plechavičius was rewarded the highest honor, Order Of Vytis Cross . He led the military 1926 Coup , removed democratically elected government, assumed power and then handled it to Antanas Smetona . During the World War II , Plechavičius did not allow Nazi officers to gather a Lithuanian SS group. He formed a local group called ''Vietinė rinktinė''. It was supposed to be led only by Lithuanian officers and stay with the borders of Lithuania defending the country against the Red Army . However, Germans violated the agreement and Plechavičius dissolved the ''Vietinė rinktinė''. He and other officers were taken to Nazi Concentration Camps where some of them were liberated by The Allies . In 1949 he moved to the United States where his sister and mother lived. REFERENCES
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