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List of Lithuanian Army units (1939)

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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. On 16 September 1939, the Lithuanian government decided to partially mobilize the Lithuanian Army, which began the following day.

Infantry Divisions

Formation name Date created Commander Sources
1st Infantry Division 11 March 1919 Brigade General Jonas Černius
2nd Infantry Division 18 July 1919 Division General Edvardas Adamkavičius
3rd Infantry Division 1 January 1920 Division General Mikas Rėklaitis

Infantry Regiments

Formation name Date created Garrison location(s) Commander Notes Sources
1st Infantry Regiment 23 November 1918 Ukmergė Colonel of the General Staff Leonas Gustaitis [lt]
2nd Infantry Regiment 5 December 1918 Kaunas, Jonava Colonel Juozas Tumas
3rd Infantry Regiment 4 May 1919 Kėdainiai (I Battalion),

Raseiniai (II Battalion),

Seredžius (III Battalion)

Colonel Petras Genys [lt] The regiment was disbanded on 31 August 1926, but reconstituted in 1935.
4th Infantry Regiment 29 December 1918 Panevėžys, Kupiškis (I Battalion) Colonel of the General Staff Vaclovas Žadeika
5th Infantry Regiment 2 March 1919 Aukštoji Panemunė (I Battalion), Prienai (III Battalion) Colonel of the General Staff Albinas Čepas [lt]
6th Infantry Regiment 20 June 1919 Plungė, Telšiai Colonel Jonas Andrašūnas [lt] The regiment was disbanded in 1926 but reconstituted in 1935.
7th Infantry Regiment 1 July 1919 Tauragė, Tauragės Naumiestis Colonel of the General Staff Antanas Breimelis [lt]
8th Infantry Regiment 12 May 1919 Šauliai, Varniai Colonel Andrius Butkūnas [lt]
9th Infantry Regiment 20 May 1919 Marijampolė (I Battalion), Vilkaviškis (II Battalion) Colonel of the General Staff Antanas Gaušas

Cavalry Regiments

Formation name Date created Garrison location Commander Notes Sources
1st Hussar Regiment 11 January 1919 Kaunas Colonel Izidorius Kraunaitis [lt]
2nd Uhlan Regiment 30 October 1920 Alytus Acting Lieutenant colonel Kazys Labutis [lt]
3rd Dragoon Regiment 1 October 1920 Tauragė Colonel Antanas Rėklaitis The regiment was disbanded in 1924 but reconstituted in 1935.

Artillery Regiments

Formation name Date created Garrison location(s) Commander Notes Sources
1st Artillery Regiment 6 January 1919 Ukmergė, Panevėžys, Kupiškis Colonel Alfonsas Sklėrius [lt] The regiment was disbanded on 31 July 1926 but reconstituted in 1935.
2nd Artillery Regiment 19 October 1919 Kėdainia, Seredžius, Raseiniai Colonel Vincas Jasulaitis [lt]
3rd Artillery Regiment 2 March 1920 Marijampolė, Kaunas, Prienai Colonel Petras Dočkus [lt]
4th Artillery Regiment 30 March 1920 Šiauliai, Tauragė, Plungė, Varniai Colonel Vladas Sidzikauskas

Combat Support

Formation name Date created Garrison location Commander Sources
Anti-Aircraft Group 1935 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Juozas Lavinskas
Armoured Group 1 March 1920 Radviliškis Lieutenant Colonel of the General Staff Pranas Grebliauskas
Auto Group 30 January 1919 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Kazys Babickas [lt]
1st Engineer Battalion 13 January 1919 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Juozas Grigaliūnas
2nd Engineer Battalion 1 August 1935 Radviliškis Lieutenant Colonel Jokūbas Baublys
Signals Battalion 8 January 1918 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Marijonas Vitkauskas

Combat Service Support

Formation name Date created Commander Sources
Lithuanian Army Quartermaster Department 4 December 1918 Intendant Brigade General Kazys Navakas
War Supply Board 4 December 1918 Division General Zenonas Gerulaitis [lt]
Armaments Board 29 January 1919 Colonel Pranas Lesauskis
Military Sanitary Board 4 December 1918 Brigade General Vladas Nagevičius (Nagius)
Military Veterinary Board 1 February 1919 Colonel Bronius Šikeris

Training establishments

Formation name Date created Location Commander Sources
War School of the First President of Lithuania 25 January 1919 Kaunas General Jonas Juodišius [lt]
Higher War School of Vytautas the Great 15 January 1920 Kaunas Brigade General Vladas Karvelis [lt]

References

  1. Vaičenonis 2002, p. 171.
  2. Jokubauskas 2012, p. 329.
  3. ^ Vaičenonis 2004, p. 120.

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