Vincas Žilys

Vincas Žilys (2 February 1898 – October 9, 1972) was a Lithuanian brigadier general.

Early life Žilys was born in Pakruostė, Surviliškis County.

World War II and Soviet occupation Following the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in June 1940, Žilys was appointed Commander of Artillery of the 29th Rifle Corps.

In 1941, Žilys was arrested by the NKVD, and was imprisoned in a prison in Gorky, later in gulags in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Komi. Žilys was appointed accountant clerk of the gulag since 1946. In 1951, Žilys was deported to the Dolgij Most District in the Krasnoyarsk Krai and was there in 1951–1955.

After returning to Lithuania in 1955, he worked at the Dailė Factory in Kaunas.

Žilys died in 1972 in Kaunas and was buried in the Petrašiūnai Cemetery.