1. Jonas Budrys is best known as the commander of Lithuanian forces during the Klaipeda Revolt in January 1923.
15 Facts About Jonas Budrys
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Jonas Budrys was later Lithuanian consul to East Prussia and New York City.
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Jonas Budrys's son Algis never learned his paternal grandfather's name but believes he was a Russian intelligence officer.
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Jonas Budrys changed his last name to Budrys so it would sound more Prussian Lithuanian.
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Jonas Budrys commanded the "Ypatingosios paskirties rinktine", which was formed in Kaunas and marched into the Klaipeda Region in early January 1923.
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When Smetona resigned as the Lithuanian representative in April 1923, Jonas Budrys became the de facto representative of Lithuania in the Klaipeda Region.
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However, after the failure of Lithuanian parties in the first elections to the Parliament of the Klaipeda Region in November 1925, Jonas Budrys resigned from the governor's role.
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On 12 January 1927, Jonas Budrys became the chief of the Lithuanian Political Police under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Jonas Budrys dealt with one of the most prominent espionage cases in interwar Lithuania.
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Jonas Budrys resigned from the police on 1 January 1928 and was appointed as Lithuania's consul in Konigsberg.
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On 11 November 1936, Jonas Budrys was appointed the consul general of Lithuania in New York City.
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Jonas Budrys continued to serve as the consul until his death from a heart attack in 1964.
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Jonas Budrys was buried in the Lithuanian National Cemetery in Chicago.
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Jonas Budrys's gravestone depicts the coat of arms of Klaipeda, stylized sea waves, and the Jagiellon Cross.
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In New York, Jonas Budrys published English-language Short Economic Outline of Lithuania.