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Second Investigation Department

Antrasis operatyvinių tarnybų departamentas
Agency overview
Formed 27 October 1918 (restored 1 June 1990)
Jurisdiction Ministry of National Defence
Headquarters Jankiškių g. 50, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Agency executive Brig. gen. Remigijus Baltrėnas

The Second Investigation Department or AOTD (Lithuanian: Antrasis operatyvinių tarnybų departamentas) is a Lithuanian intelligence agency under the Ministry of National Defence. It conducts military intelligence as well as intelligence and counterintelligence in the areas of defense.[1]

The origins of the institution are in the Intelligence Unit established within the Lithuanian Armed Forces on 27 October 1918. In 1923, many intelligence activities were transferred to the Ministry of the Interior forming what later became the State Security Department of Lithuania. Military and defense related intelligence stayed within the General Staff and after 1929 the service was reorganized and named the Second Unit.[2]

After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the department was reestablished as the Information Unit, later reorganized and renamed to the Second Investigation Department in 1997.[2] Its early task was to gather intelligence on Soviet military units operating in the region.[3] Since Lithuania became a member of NATO, AOTD has cooperated closely with the NATO intelligence community.[3]

Name[4][5] From To Unit name
Jonas Žilinskas 27 October 1918 12 May 1919 News Unit, Intelligence
Mykolas Lipčius 12 May 1919 9 April 1923 Intelligence Unit of the General Staff
Liudas Gira* 23 August 1919 9 November 1919 Intelligence Unit of the General Staff
Petras Kirlys 10 April 1923 24 January 1924 Intelligence Unit of the General Staff, Third Unit of the General Staff
Antanas Užupis 24 January 1924 1 January 1926 Information Unit of the General Staff
Kazys Škirpa 1 January 1926 22 June 1926 Information Unit of the General Staff
Petras Kirlys 22 June 1926 4 October 1926 Information Unit of the General Staff
Stasys Zaskevičius 4 October 1926 17 December 1926 Information Unit of the General Staff
Stasys Raštikis 17 December 1926 7 April 1930 Information Unit of the General Staff
Petras Kirlys 7 April 1930 1 September 1930 Second Unit of the General Staff
Juozas Lanskoronskis 1 September 1930 16 April 1934 Second Unit of the General Staff
Leonas Gustaitis 16 April 1934 7 September 1934 Second Unit of the General Staff
Konstantinas Dulksnys 7 September 1934 8 July 1940 Second Unit of the Army Staff
Nazi and Soviet occupation (1940–1990)
Alfonsas Bajoras 1 June 1990 March 1991 Second Unit of the National Defense Department, Information–Intelligence Unit of the National Defense Department
Liudas Bumbulis April 1991 May 1991 Information–Intelligence Unit of the National Defense Department
Petras Ivoškis 2 January 1992 16 November 1992 "A" Unit of Information Service
Mindaugas Ravinskas 19 November 1992 7 May 1997 Second Unit, Intelligence Department, Counterintelligence Department, Intelligence and Counterintelligence Department, Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense
Virgilijus Česnulevičius 2 January 1992 21 April 1993 Counterintelligence Department
Kostas Mickevičius 7 May 1997 4 January 2001 Second Department of the Ministry of National Defense, Second Investigation Department
Gintaras Bagdonas 4 January 2001 6 January 2007 Second Investigation Department
Juozas Kačergius 6 January 2007 1 August 2012 Second Investigation Department
Alvydas Šiuparis 1 August 2012 1 August 2016 Second Investigation Department
Remigijus Baltrėnas 2 August 2016 13 August 2020 Second Investigation Department
Elegijus Paulavičius 13 August 2020[6] Second Investigation Department
* While Lipčius was on leave for medical reasons[7]
  1. ^ "Second Investigation Department under MND". Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. ^ a b "Lietuvos Respublikos antrasis operatyvinių tarnybų departamentas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. ^ a b "Savo atkūrimo trisdešimtmetį mini Lietuvos karinė žvalgyba". 15min. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. ^ "Lietuvos karinės žvalgybos vadovai 1918–2008 m." (PDF). Krašto apsauga (in Lithuanian). 18 (147): 11–12. 22 October – 5 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015.
  5. ^ Kurpuvesas, Vytautas (3 September 2021) [2018]. "Lietuvos Respublikos antrasis operatyvinių tarnybų departamentas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Lietuvos karinės žvalgybos vadu paskirtas plk. E.Paulavičius" (in Lithuanian). 15min. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  7. ^ Vaitiekus, Severinas (July 2022). "Lietuvos žvalgybos pirmeivis. I dalis" (PDF). Karys. 7 (2119): 43–44. ISSN 2029-5669. Retrieved 7 May 2024.