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.[1] On 16 September 1939, the Lithuanian government decided to partially mobilize the Lithuanian Army, which began the following day.[2]

Infantry Divisions[edit]

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

Infantry Regiments[edit]

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] [3]
2nd Infantry Regiment 5 December 1918 Kaunas, Jonava Colonel Juozas Tumas [3]
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. [3]
4th Infantry Regiment 29 December 1918 Panevėžys, Kupiškis (I Battalion) Colonel of the General Staff Vaclovas Žadeika [3]
5th Infantry Regiment 2 March 1919 Aukštoji Panemunė (I Battalion), Prienai (III Battalion) Colonel of the General Staff Albinas Čepas [lt] [3]
6th Infantry Regiment 20 June 1919 Plungė, Telšiai Colonel Jonas Andrašūnas [lt] The regiment was disbanded in 1926 but reconstituted in 1935. [3]
7th Infantry Regiment 1 July 1919 Tauragė, Tauragės Naumiestis Colonel of the General Staff Antanas Breimelis [lt] [3]
8th Infantry Regiment 12 May 1919 Šauliai, Varniai Colonel Andrius Butkūnas [lt] [3]
9th Infantry Regiment 20 May 1919 Marijampolė (I Battalion), Vilkaviškis (II Battalion) Colonel of the General Staff Antanas Gaušas [3]

Cavalry Regiments[edit]

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

Artillery Regiments[edit]

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. [3]
2nd Artillery Regiment 19 October 1919 Kėdainia, Seredžius, Raseiniai Colonel Vincas Jasulaitis [lt] [3]
3rd Artillery Regiment 2 March 1920 Marijampolė, Kaunas, Prienai Colonel Petras Dočkus [lt] [3]
4th Artillery Regiment 30 March 1920 Šiauliai, Tauragė, Plungė, Varniai Colonel Vladas Sidzikauskas [3]

Combat Support[edit]

Formation name Date created Garrison location Commander Sources
Anti-Aircraft Group 1935 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Juozas Lavinskas [3]
Armoured Group 1 March 1920 Radviliškis Lieutenant Colonel of the General Staff Pranas Grebliauskas [3]
Auto Group 30 January 1919 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Kazys Babickas [lt] [3]
1st Engineer Battalion 13 January 1919 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Juozas Grigaliūnas [3]
2nd Engineer Battalion 1 August 1935 Radviliškis Lieutenant Colonel Jokūbas Baublys [3]
Signals Battalion 8 January 1918 Kaunas Lieutenant Colonel Marijonas Vitkauskas [3]

Combat Service Support[edit]

Formation name Date created Commander Sources
Lithuanian Army Quartermaster Department 4 December 1918 Intendant Brigade General Kazys Navakas [3]
War Supply Board 4 December 1918 Division General Zenonas Gerulaitis [lt] [3]
Armaments Board 29 January 1919 Colonel Pranas Lesauskis [3]
Military Sanitary Board 4 December 1918 Brigade General Vladas Nagevičius (Nagius) [3]
Military Veterinary Board 1 February 1919 Colonel Bronius Šikeris [3]

Training establishments[edit]

Formation name Date created Location Commander Sources
War School of the First President of Lithuania 25 January 1919 Kaunas General Jonas Juodišius [lt] [3]
Higher War School of Vytautas the Great 15 January 1920 Kaunas Brigade General Vladas Karvelis [lt] [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vaičenonis 2002, p. 171.
  2. ^ Jokubauskas 2012, p. 329.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Vaičenonis 2004, p. 120.

Sources[edit]

  • Vaičenonis, Jonas (2002). "Lietuvos kariuomenės skaičiai 1920–1939 m." (PDF). Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). 17. Vilnius.
  • Vaičenonis, Jonas (2004). Lietuvos karių uniformos ir lengvieji ginklai XX amžiuje (in Lithuanian). Vilnius. ISBN 9955-584-66-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Jokubauskas, Vytautas (2012). "Lietuva ant karo slenksčio: 1939 m. kariuomenės mobilizacija". Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). 27. Vilnius: 275–330. doi:10.47459/ka.2012.27.6. S2CID 240264699.
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