The Army Lithuanian army (1922)

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1 army

1.1 infantry
1.2 infantry organisation
1.3 artillery
1.4 cavalry
1.5 armoured formations
1.6 technical formations
1.7 aviation





the army
infantry

infantry dislocation impacted changes of lithuanian borders. infantry regiment primary forces defending country. lithuania surrounded enemies. latvian side safe. other borders required cover.



i division (panevėžys)

i regiment (ukmergė)
iv regiment (panevėžys, kupiškis, ukmergė)
iii regiment (kėdainiai, raseiniai, seredžius 42s nuo dub iki lv sien)


ii division (kaunas - Šančiai suburb)

ii regiment (Šančiai, jonava)
v regiment (aukštoji panemunė, prienai)
viii regiment (Šiauliai, varniai)


iii division (marijampolė)

vii regiment (demarcation line), (tauragė, Žemaičių naumiestis)
vi regiment (alytus)
ix regiment (marijampolė, vilkaviškis)


iv division (border guard)

i border guard regiment
x regiment
xi regiment (i border guard regiment 1923)
xii regiment (ii border guard regiment 1923)


other infantry formations

xiii volunteers regiment (until 1922 july 1)
mortar battalion
training battalion (for junior commanders preparation) (kaunas)


territorial units

territorial brigade

20 territorial commands
military prison
discipline battalion (later company)





infantry organisation

army had more 10 regiments. in 1919 june 6 confirmed, there must 78 officers, 18 civil servants, 22 sergeant masters, 212 combat warrant officers, 107 non combat warrant officers, 1977 combat soldiers, 344 non combat soldiers, 166 horses (riding), 331 (for carts), 127 carts, 9 field kitchens, 27 heavy mgs. every regiment consisted of:



commander
hq
3 battalions

battalions’ hq
3 infantry coy
mg s team (27 heavy mgs)
grenadier team


communications team
training team (for warrant officers preparation)
commendant’s team
cavalry team recognition
supply team
musicians team
column (iind class)

artillery

there 4 regiments of mixed artillery of 3 - 4 batteries supporting every infantry division. batteries 500 soldiers , more in times of wars of independence. these batteries in 1922 bigger batteries after 10 years. there russian, english, germany , french field guns , howitzers.



i artillery regiment

i field battery
iv field battery
vii field battery


ii artillery regiment

ii field battery
v field battery
i howitzer battery


iii artillery regiment

iii field battery
vi field battery
ix field battery
i heavy battery


iv artillery regiment

x field battery
xi field battery
ii heavy battery
ii howitzer battery



cavalry

it 1 cavalry division after 1921 january 25 d. hq in kaunas, later anykščiai.



i hussar regiment
ii uhlan regiment (kaunas)

3 squadrons
supply team


iii dragoon iron wolf regiment (anykščiai)

3 squadrons
5 teams (mg s, communications, technical, musicians, hq s)



armoured formations

armoured cars squadron. 1 fiat-izhorsky armoured car ( Žaibas , 2 mgs) captured bolsheviks, 5 erhart-daimler (4 got entente control commission , 1 captured war booty bermontians, 4 mgs).

i platoon

Žaibas (“lightning”), aras (“eagle”), perkūnas ( thunderer ) armoured cars.


ii platoon

Šarūnas (name of hero), savanoris ( volunteer ), pragaras ( hell ) armoured cars.




armoured trains regiment. armoured trains constructed in kaunas railway workshop.

gediminas armoured train (had important role in fighting against poland in 1920)
kęstutis armoured train
algirdas armoured train



12 renault ft tanks bought 1 year later in 1923.


technical formations

military technical administration

engineering regiment

4 engineering companies (sapeur)
5 th engineering coy (bridges , roads constructions)
warrant officers (engineering) school 319
supply team


electrotechnical (communications) battalion (30 officers, 21 civil servants, 796 soldiers)

telephone , telegraph coy
radio coy
training coy
workshop


railways battalion
automotive battalion (150 automobiles in 1921)

hq coy
auto coy

4 platoons


auto team
paramedic auto
fire-fighters team


kaunas fortress security team
field post offices
central army workshop



aviation

aviation organization:

1 squadron
training squadron
2 squadron
workshop



first plane sopwith 1½ strutter . in middle of 1921 in lithuanian air forces had:








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