Jonas Budrys

Jonas Budrys
Jonas Budrys
	Budrys with uniform of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
Birth name	Jonas Polovinskas
Born	10 May 1889; Kaunas, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	11 September 1964 (aged 75); New York City, New York, U.S.
Buried	Lithuanian National Cemetery
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1915–1917); White Army (1918–1919); Lithuania (1921–1924)
Service / branch	Counterintelligence
Years of service	1915–1918; 1921–1924
Unit	5th Army (Russian Empire); 19th Army Corps (Russian Empire); Amur Military District (White Army); Ypatingos paskirties rinktinė;
Battles / wars	World War I ; Russian Civil War ; Klaipėda Revolt
Children	Algis Budrys (1931–2008);
Other work	Consul of Lithuania (1928–1964)

Jonas Budrys (born Jonas Polovinskas, 10 May 1889 – 11 September 1964) was a counterintelligence officer and later a Lithuanian diplomat. He is best known as the commander of Lithuanian forces during the Klaipėda Revolt in January 1923. The region was a League of Nations mandate administered by the French. Budrys led a small Lithuanian military force into the region and successfully took control. Klaipėda was incorporated into Lithuania as an autonomous region. After the revolt, Budrys served as Lithuania's representative to the region and its first governor until 1925. He was later Lithuanian consul to East Prussia and New York City. His son, Algis Budrys, became a science fiction writer.^[1]

^ Clute, John (June 14, 2008). "Algis Budrys. Science-Fiction Writer and Editor". The Independent. London. pp. 46, 47. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[Clute-1] Clute, John (June 14, 2008). "Algis Budrys. Science-Fiction Writer and Editor". The Independent. London. pp. 46, 47. Retrieved June 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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