List of Lithuanian Army units (1939)

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 +№Date createdCommanderRef.111 March 1919Brigade General Jonas Černius218 July 1919Division General Edvardas Adamkavičius31 January 1920Division General Mikas Rėklaitis

Infantry Regiments +№Date createdGarrison location(s)CommanderNotesRef.123 November 1918UkmergėColonel of the General Staff 25 December 1918Kaunas, JonavaColonel Juozas Tumas34 May 1919I (Kėdainiai), II (Raseiniai), III (Seredžius)Col. Disbanded on 31 August 1926; reconstituted in 1935.429 December 1918Panevėžys, I (Kupiškis)Col. of the Gen. Staff Vaclovas Žadeika52 March 1919I (Aukštoji Panemunė), III (Prienai)Col. of the Gen. Staff 620 June 1919Plungė, TelšiaiCol. Disbanded in 1926; reconstituted in 1935.71 July 1919Tauragė, Tauragės NaumiestisCol. of the Gen. Staff 812 May 1919Šauliai, VarniaiCol. Andrius Butkūnas920 May 1919I (Marijampolė), II (Vilkaviškis)Col. of the Gen. Staff Antanas Gaušas

Cavalry Regiments +Formation nameDate createdGarrison locationCommanderNotesRef.1st Hussar11 January 1919KaunasCol. 2nd Uhlan30 October 1920AlytusActing Lieutenant colonel 3rd Dragoon1 October 1920TauragėCol. Antanas RėklaitisDisbanded in 1924; reconstituted in 1935.

Artillery Regiments +№Date createdGarrison location(s)CommanderNotesRef.16 January 1919Ukmergė, Panevėžys, KupiškisCol. Disbanded on 31 July 1926; reconstituted in 1935.219 October 1919Kėdainia, Seredžius, RaseiniaiCol. 32 March 1920Marijampolė, Kaunas, PrienaiCol. 430 March 1920Šiauliai, Tauragė, Plungė, VarniaiCol. Vladas Sidzikauskas

Combat Support +Formation nameDate createdGarrison locationCommanderRef.Anti-Aircraft Group1935KaunasLieutenant Colonel Juozas LavinskasArmoured Group1 March 1920RadviliškisLt. Con. of the General Staff Pranas GrebliauskasAuto Group30 January 1919KaunasLt. Con. 1st Engineer Battalion13 January 1919KaunasLt. Con. Juozas Grigaliūnas2nd Engineer Battalion1 August 1935RadviliškisLt. Con. Jokūbas BaublysSignal Battalion8 January 1918KaunasLt. Con. Marijonas Vitkauskas

Combat Service Support +Formation nameDate createdCommanderSourcesLithuanian Army Quartermaster Department4 December 1918Intendant Brigade General Kazys NavakasWar Supply Board4 December 1918Division General Armaments Board29 January 1919Col. Pranas LesauskisMilitary Sanitary Board4 December 1918Brigade General Vladas Nagevičius (Nagius)Military Veterinary Board1 February 1919Col. Bronius Šikeris

Training establishments +Formation nameDate createdLocationCommanderSourcesWar School of the First President of Lithuania25 January 1919KaunasGeneral Higher War School of Vytautas the Great15 January 1920KaunasBrigade General

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