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The Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force (abbreviated LTDF; Lithuanian: Lietuvos vietinė rinktinė, LVR) [a] was a short-lived Lithuanian volunteer military unit created with the active involvement of the anti-Nazi Lithuanian resistance during the German occupation of Lithuania during World War II. [1] The LTDF was disbanded one and a half ...
During the World War II, Lithuania was invaded by both Nazis and Soviets, which eventually concluded in Soviet occupation. The Lithuanian Armed Forces transformed into the Lithuanian People's Army in 1940 under the People's Government of Lithuania. [22] Despite Soviet deportations from Lithuania, armed Lithuanian resistance lasted until the 1950s.
The Fatherland Defense Force (Lithuanian: Tėvynės apsaugos rinktinė or TAR) or Kampfgruppe Mäder (‹See Tfd› German: Kampfgruppe Mäder) was a short-lived military unit hastily formed in northwestern Lithuania towards the end of World War II to combat approaching Soviet forces. Formed from local Lithuanians, the unit was directly ...
Lithuania portal. v. t. e. This is a list of weapons and equipment currently used by the Lithuanian Armed Forces. For the naval equipment and ships, see Lithuanian Naval Force; for the list of aircraft, see Lithuanian Air Force. Lithuania uses military equipment compatible with the NATO standards.
This is a list of formations of the Lithuanian Army in September 1939. At the very start of World War II in Europe on September 1, Lithuanian Army had a total of 22,508 serving in its ranks. [1] On 16 September 1939, the Lithuanian government decided to partially mobilize the Lithuanian Army, which began the following day.
2nd Infantry Regiment (Lithuania) 2nd Infantry Regiment later known as the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas (Lithuanian: Antrasis pėstininkų Lietuvos Didžiojo Kunigaikščio Algirdo pulkas) was a Lithuanian Army infantry regiment that saw combat in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence. It existed from 1918 to 1940.
Military facilities of the Soviet Union in Lithuania (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Military history of Lithuania" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Pages in category "Military of Lithuania". The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Lithuanian Armed Forces.