Antanas Gaušas (24 December 1901 – 15 March 1964) was a Lithuanian military person, who became Colonel of the General Staff in 1937.

[1] On 17 December 1926, Gaušas took part in the events of the 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état which resulted in removal of President Kazys Grinius from the office and Antanas Smetona was chosen as his replacement by the army.

[1] On 15 June 1940, during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1940, the 9th Infantry Regiment commanded by Gaušas withdrew towards the German border with a task to assist the departure of President Antanas Smetona abroad and if necessary confront the occupying Red Army with a gun, however a delegation sent by the Prime Minister Antanas Merkys convinced Gaušas and the regiment was returned to the barracks.

[1] In March 1942 Gaušas became Commander of the Border Guard of the Interior Management, and in January 1943 Panevėžys County Governor.

[1] On 15 March 1964 he died in the Billings Hospital in Chicago due to heart disease[4] and was buried at Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery.