Kazys Tallat-Kelpša

Kazys Tallat-Kelpša (28 October 1893 – 22 February 1968) was a Lithuanian brigadier general, lecturer of the War School of Kaunas and Higher Officers' Courses, Chief of Cavalry of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

Kazys Tallat-Kelpša
Kelpša photographed with uniform of the Brigadier General of the Lithuanian Army and state awards
Born(1893-10-28)28 October 1893
Padievytis Manor, Laukuva County, Russian Empire
Died22 February 1968(1968-02-22) (aged 74)
Cleveland, United States
Buried
Cleveland's All Saints Cemetery
Allegiance
Years of service1914–1940
Rank
  • Brigadier general
Awards
  • Medal of Independence of Lithuania (1928)
  • Commander's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1928)
  • Commander's Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (1937)
Alma materKaunas School of Commerce (1914),
Royal Military Academy of Belgium (1926)
Other workLecturer of the War School of Kaunas and Higher Officers' Courses
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