Silvestras Leonas | |
|---|---|
 Leonas with uniform of the Lithuanian Army and state awards | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 24 March 1938 – 28 March 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Vladas Mironas |
| Preceded by | Julius Čaplikas |
| Succeeded by | Kazys Skučas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1894 Leskava, Suwałki Governorate, Congress Poland |
| Died | 17 November 1959 (aged 65) Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR |
| Resting place | Plutiškės Cemetery |
| Relatives | Uncle Petras Leonas |
| Alma mater | University of Lithuania |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Lithuania |
| Service | Russian Imperial Army Lithuanian Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1925, 1934–1939 |
| Rank | Praporshchik (Sept. 1916) Podporuchik (July 1917) Senior lieutenant (Nov. 1919) Captain (May 1920) Major (Dec. 1923) Lieutenant colonel (June 1934) Polkovnik (July 1936)[1] |
| Battles / wars | World War I Lithuanian Wars of Independence |
Silvestras Leonas (1894–1959) was a Lithuanian military officer.[2] After serving in the Russian Imperial Army during World War I, Leonas joined the Lithuanian Army and fought in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence. He completed law studies at the University of Lithuania and worked as a judge. In 1934–1935, he presided over the Military Tribunal trial of Neumann–Sass that involved 122 defendants accused of anti-Lithuanian activities. From March 1938 to March 1939, he was Minister of Internal Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Vladas Mironas. In 1944, Leonas was arrested by the NKVD and imprisoned in a Gulag camp. He returned to Lithuania in 1956.
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