The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General of Artillery Ionas Vintsas Zhilis

Zhilis, Ionas Vintsas

Major-General of Artillery

* 1st of February 1898

† 9th of October 1972

(Ионас Винцас Жилис)

(Vincas Žilys)

Promotions

1939-12-31 Brigadier-General (Lithuanian Army)
1940-12-29 Major-General of Artillery

Service

1935-07-20 1940-08-02 Inspector of Artillery
1936-XX-XX 1940-08-02 Commanding Officer 3rd Artillery Regiment
1940-08-XX Transferred to the Soviet Army
1940-08-02 1941-06-24 Commanding Officer Artillery, XXIX Rifle Corps
1941-06-24 1942-09-05 Arrested
1942-09-05 Condemned to 10 years imprisonment
1955-08-31 Released
1956-07-18 Rehabilitated
1956-10-02 Retired
Picture source: From: 'Voenno-Istoricheskii Arkhiv', No. 10, 2000