Maksimas Katche | |
|---|---|
 Maksimas Katche (Max Kattchée) | |
| Born | 5 November 1879 Joniškis, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 June 1933 (aged 54) Biržai, Lithuania |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Lithuania |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army Lithuanian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1899–1922 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff of the Lithuanian Army |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I Lithuanian Wars of Independence |
Maksimas Katche (German: Wilhelm Johannes Arwed Max Kattchée, Russian: Макс Арведович Катхе, 5 November [O.S. 24 October] 1879 – 10 June 1933), was a Russian colonel and Lithuanian lieutenant general.
In 1899, he graduated from an infantry school and served in the Imperial Russian Army. He fought in the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I, attaining the rank of colonel in 1916. In April 1919, he joined the Lithuanian Army and fought successfully against Bolsheviks and Bermontians in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence. Katche chaired the Lithuanian delegation that negotiated and signed the Suwałki Agreement on 7 October 1920 with Poland. He was twice appointed to Chief of the General Staff of the Lithuanian Army and was promoted to lieutenant general in March 1920. In early 1921, he organised the Higher Officers' Courses and was their first chief. He retired from active duty in October 1922 and died in Biržai in 1933.