Aleksandras Plechavičius

Aleksandras Plechavičius (1 June 1897 – 6 May 1942) was a Lithuanian military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and then the Lithuanian Army. In the service of Lithuania, he rose to the rank of colonel in the interwar period. He was a younger brother to the more famous Lithuanian military officer and later statesman Povilas Plechavičius.

Early life Aleksandras Plechavičius was born on 1 June 1897, in farmstead in the Židikai District to the Lithuanian farmer Ignas Plechavičius. His mother was the Lithuanian noblewoman Konstancija Bukontaitė. Aleksandras had ten siblings. He studied at the Mitau Gymnasium.

Active military service Aleksandras Plechavičius was mobilised to the Imperial Russian Army in 1914.

Later life He finished the Higher Officers' Courses in 1923. Three years later, he was the colonel of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment, and a year later, the commander. In 1929, he was sent to train with the Reichswehr. In 1933, he retired and became a farmer.