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10th Infantry Regiment (Lithuania)
The 10th Infantry Regiment () was an infantry regiment that served in the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lithuanian Army from its founding in 1919 to 1924. The regiment fought against Poles in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence near Augustavas, Suvalkai, Seinai and elsewhere. 1919 On 10 June 1919, the 1st Infantry Regiment (Lithuania), 1st Infantry Regiment's 3rd Battalion was separated from the regiment and was renamed as the 1st Reserve Battalion (). The battalion was supposed to train new recruits, but when the Polish–Lithuanian War, Poles invaded Lithuania, the battalion, under the command of Officer Žukas, had to take part in actions in the Suvalkai Region. The Command () companies of Seinai, Vilkaviškis, Alytus and Suvalkai also operated attached to the Reserve Battalion. In August 1919, Suvalkai Commandant Company is assigned to the Reserve Battalion. When the Lithuanian forces established themselves at the Foch Line, the Reserve Battalion held the line from the lake to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Army
The Lithuanian Armed Forces () are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian Land Forces, the Lithuanian Navy, the Lithuanian Air Force and the Lithuanian Special Operations Force. In wartime, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (which is under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior (Lithuania), Ministry of the Interior in peacetime) becomes part of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. The purpose of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are to be the principal deterrent against any security threat to the nation. Lithuania's defence system is based on the concept of "total and unconditional defence" mandated by Lithuania's ''National Security Strategy''. The goal of Lithuania's defence policy is to prepare their society for general defence and to integrate Lithuania into Western security and defence structures. The Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania), Ministry of National Defence is responsible for combat forces, search and rescue, and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major (rank)
Major is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer military rank, rank used in many countries. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above Captain (land), captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the senior officer ranks. Background Etymologically, the word stems from the Latin word meaning "greater". The rank can be traced back to the rank of sergeant major general, which was shortened to sergeant major, and subsequently shortened to ''major''. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including major general, denoting a low-level general officer, and sergeant major, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit. The term major can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in Pipe-Major, pipe-major or drum-major. Links to major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinas Žukas
Konstantinas Žukas (6 January 1885 – 22 January 1962) was a Lithuanian colonel who was the Minister of Defence from 19 June 1920 to 7 April 1921. At the same time, he was the chief commander of the Lithuanian Army during the Polish–Lithuanian War. Žukas learned to operate a telegraph informally and started working as railway telegraphist at the age of 12. He moved to work for the railway in Achinsk and Krasnoyarsk, but lost his job due to his involvement in the Russian Revolution of 1905. He then volunteered to the Russian Imperial Army and attended Vilnius Military School. He served as communications officer in the and the 31st Infantry Division. In 1918, he returned to Lithuania and joined the Lithuanian Army in February 1919. He became commander of the 1st Reserve Battalion and the front between the border with Germany and Merkinė. In this capacity, Žukas dealt with the Sejny Uprising which forced the Lithuanians to retreat behind the Foch Line in September 1919. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vievis
Vievis () is a small city in Elektrėnai municipality, Lithuania. It is located 14 km east of Elektrėnai, on Lake Vievis. History Its alternate names include Anastasevskaya, Jewie (Polish), Vevis, Viyevis, V’yevis, and Yev’ye. Vievis Manor was first mentioned in 1522. The town, which belonged to the Ogiński family, was mentioned in 1539. In the first half of the 16th century, the first Catholic church was built there. About 1600, the Ogiński family built a Uniate church and founded the abbey of the Holy Spirit (Lithuanian: ''Šventosios dvasios''). At the beginning of the 17th century, a printing press was established near the abbey, notable for printing books by various Protestantism, Protestant Calvinism, Calvinist scholars. The printing press is featured on the modern coat of arms of the city, adopted in 1999. In 1794 and 1812, the church burned down and was rebuilt in 1816. In 1837 an Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox church was built. In the period between Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijampolė
Marijampolė (; also known by Marijampolė#Names, several other names) is the Capital city, capital of Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The city's population stood at approximately 48,700 in 2003. Marijampolė is the List of cities in Lithuania, seventh-largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixteenth-largest city in the Baltic States. It is the cultural centre and largest settlement of the historical region of Suvalkija (Sudovia). Marijampolė has been a regional center since 1994. The city covers an area equal to . The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts, which are connected by six bridges. The city is known for the international art and architecture symposium ''Malonny'', an event which focuses on street art, murals, and public installations, transforming Marijampolė's urban spaces into an open-air art gallery. Names The city has also b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemunas
Neman, Nemunas or Niemen is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. The long Neman is a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea. The largest river in Lithuania, and the third-largest in Belarus, it is navigable for most of its length. It starts from two small headwaters merging about southwest of the town of Uzda – about southwest of capital city Minsk. Only , an eastward meander, contributes to the Belarus–Lithuania border. Thereafter the river includes notable loops along a minor tectonic fault. Its drainage basin settled in the late Quaternary to be roughly along the edge of the last glacial sheet so dates to about 25,000 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Infantry Regiment (Lithuania)
The 8th Infantry Regiment (), later the 8th Infantry Regiment of the Duke of Kaunas Vaidotas () was an infantry regiment that served in the Lithuanian Army during the Interwar period. 1919 The regiment was founded on 12 May 1919 as the Ukmergė Infantry Battalion (). From August to December 1919, the battalion fought against the Bolshevik Red Army from Salakas to Daugpilis. On December 10, the battalion was reorganized into the 8th Regiment. 1920 On 16 February 1920, the regiment was given the name of Vaidotas, the Duke of Kaunas. Soon thereafter, on February 21–23, the regiment quelled the mutiny of the Kaunas garrison. Thereafter, the regiment guarded the demarcation line with Poland. In July and August 1920, two of the 8th regiment's battalions guarded the demarcation line to the south of Trakai against Red Army units during the Polish–Soviet War. From 2 to 23 September 1920, the regiment fought against the Polish Army in the Battle of Suwałki. Then, during Żeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seirijai
Seirijai is a small town in Alytus County in southern Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 788. Etymology Seirijai toponym came from the lake ''Seirijis'', which got its name from the creek ''Seira'' name of which is of Dainavian dielect of Lithuanian language (from Lithuanian word "sūrus" meaning either salty or soured). Derivative names in other languages are - Polish: ''Sereje'', German: ''Serrey'', English sometimes "Serey" History The lands were inhabited by the Lithuanian tribe Dainavians. Due to the frequent raids and pillaging of the Teutonic Order, the Dainavians moved to other parts of Lithuania abandoning the lands and Seirijai became a wilderness. From 1383 to 1398 Seirijai was in the State of the Teutonic Order. After the defeat of the Teutonic Order in the Battle of Grunwald and the Treaty of Melno (1422), the land became populated again and started to grow economically. Since the 16th century Serijai was known as a proprietary land of a ruler. King of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalvarija, Lithuania
Kalvarija () is a town in southwestern Lithuania, located in the Marijampolė County, close to the border with Poland. It is the administrative seat and largest town of Kalvarija Municipality. Etymology and names Variants of the name include Kalvarijos, Kalvariya, Kalwarja, Yiddish: קאלװאריע (Kalvarye), Kalwaria ( Polish), Kalvarien ( German), Calvaria, Kalvaria, Kalwariya, and Kalwarya. The town is named so because it was established in the 17th century as a shrine commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus. History In 1705, the first wooden church was built. In 1713, local Jews received permission from King August II to build a synagogue and Jewish craftsmen were first permitted to practice their crafts without having to be members of the craft guilds. In 1791, Stanisław August Poniatowski recognized that Kalvarija had the right to call itself a town and confirmed the municipality's coat of arms. 1840 saw the construction of a new Catholic church, which still stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żegary
Żegary (; ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sejny, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately north-east of Sejny and north of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... References Villages in Sejny County {{Sejny-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardinas
Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, from Minsk, about from the border with Poland, and from the border with Lithuania. Grodno serves as the administrative center of Grodno Region and Grodno District, though it is administratively separated from the district. the city has a population of 363,718. The modern city of Grodno, founded in 1127, originated as a small fortress and trading outpost on the border of the Baltic tribal union of the Yotvingians. It was also a home to the Dregoviches Slavic tribe. It was a significant city in Black Ruthenia and later part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which joined the Polish-Lithuanian Union in 1385. Grodno faced numerous invasions, most notably by the Teutonic Knights. The city was a key trade, commerce, and cultural center in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and one of its royal residences, and '' de facto'' capital in the 1580s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
