Lithuanian Wars of Independence

refer to three wars Lithuania fought defending its independence at the end of World War I: with Bolshevik forces (December 1918 – August 1919), Bermontians (June 1919 – December 1919), and Poland (August 1920 – November 1920). 

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Battle of Kėdainių – Lithuanian–Bermontian War – Lithuanian–Soviet War – Polish–Lithuanian War – Siege of Kaunas – Siege of Kaunas – Siege of Kovno – Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 – 

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Partitions of Poland 1772

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Battle of Radviliškis painting, c. 1920, Emilis Jeneris

Joniškėlis Separate Partisan Death Battalion, photo taken in Panevėžys, 1919, Lithuania

Lineup of war invalids at the monument dedicated to the Lithuanian Wars of Independence in the Vienybės Square (Unity Square) near the Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas during the interwar period.

Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland and Bermontians. Lithuanian soldiers and the armoured car Pragaras (Hell) of Lithuanian army, circa 1920s, Lithuania

Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland and Bolsheviks. Armoured car Žaibas (Lightning) of Lithuanian army, circa 1920, Lithuania.

Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland. Armoured train Gediminas of Lithuanian army in Kaunas, before leaving to front, 1920 08 25

Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland. Lithuanian soldiers and the armoured car Pragaras (Hell) of Lithuanian army, circa 1920s, Lithuania, II

Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland. Lithuanian soldiers and the armoured car Pragaras (Hell) of the Lithuanian army, Interbellum, Lithuania

Lithuanian Wars of Independence, war with Poland. Resting Lithuanian soldiers of the second company of the 6th Margiris Infantry Regiment, 1920.

Lithuanian military history. A graveyard of the defenders of Giedraičiai, perished in the battles with Polish invaders, 1930s, Giedraičiai, Lithuania

Lithuanian military history. Lithuanian armoured army train, Gediminas. 1920s

Lithuanian military history. Machine gunners of the Lithuanian army at the machine gun, ca 1919-1920, Lithuania

Lithuanian military history. Trophy bermontian mortars, exposition in the Vytautas the Great War Museum 1930s, Kaunas, Lithuania

Lithuanian military history. Volunteers of the Lithuanian army leave for the front. Kaunas, 1919, Lithuania

Lithuanian soldiers during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence (between 1919–1920).

Lithuanized tsarist postage stamps with overprints, issued in Gardinas, Lithuania in 1919.

Lithuanized tsarist postage stamps with overprints, issued in Gardinas, Lithuania in 1919.

Lithuanized tsarist postage stamps with overprints, issued in Gardinas, Lithuania in 1919.

Povilas Plechavičius photographed in the front of the Lithuanian Wars of Independence in 1919.

Soldiers of Seda commandant's office with commandant Povilas Plechavičius, 1919, Lithuania

Soldiers (volunteers – developers) of the Lithuanian Army (between 1917–1919).

The plan of the Battle of Radviliškis, c. 1920

Unknown soldier (volunteer – developer) of the Lithuanian Army (between 1920–1922).

Volunteers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces near the registration office during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence in 1919-1920.

Volunteer soldiers of the Republic of Lithuania on a march, 1919

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
incident	1772	Partitions of Poland			Wikidata
conflict	1919	Lithuanian–Bermontian War	war		Wikidata
conflict	1918	Lithuanian–Soviet War	war		Wikidata
conflict	1919	Polish–Lithuanian War	war		Wikidata
image		Battle of Radviliškis painting, c. 1920, Emilis Jeneris			Wikimedia
image		Joniškėlis Separate Partisan Death Battalion, photo taken in Panevėžys, 1919, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lineup of war invalids at the monument dedicated to the Lithuanian Wars of Independence in the Vienybės Square (Unity Square) near the Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas during the interwar period.			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland and Bermontians. Lithuanian soldiers and the armoured car Pragaras (Hell) of Lithuanian army, circa 1920s, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland and Bolsheviks. Armoured car Žaibas (Lightning) of Lithuanian army, circa 1920, Lithuania.			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland. Armoured train Gediminas of Lithuanian army in Kaunas, before leaving to front, 1920 08 25			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland. Lithuanian soldiers and the armoured car Pragaras (Hell) of Lithuanian army, circa 1920s, Lithuania, II			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian Wars of Independence, War with Poland. Lithuanian soldiers and the armoured car Pragaras (Hell) of the Lithuanian army, Interbellum, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian Wars of Independence, war with Poland. Resting Lithuanian soldiers of the second company of the 6th Margiris Infantry Regiment, 1920.			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian military history. A graveyard of the defenders of Giedraičiai, perished in the battles with Polish invaders, 1930s, Giedraičiai, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian military history. Lithuanian armoured army train, Gediminas. 1920s			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian military history. Machine gunners of the Lithuanian army at the machine gun, ca 1919-1920, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian military history. Trophy bermontian mortars, exposition in the Vytautas the Great War Museum 1930s, Kaunas, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian military history. Volunteers of the Lithuanian army leave for the front. Kaunas, 1919, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Lithuanian soldiers during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence (between 1919–1920).			Wikimedia
image	1919	Lithuanized tsarist postage stamps with overprints, issued in Gardinas, Lithuania in 1919.			Wikimedia
image	1919	Lithuanized tsarist postage stamps with overprints, issued in Gardinas, Lithuania in 1919.			Wikimedia
image	1919	Lithuanized tsarist postage stamps with overprints, issued in Gardinas, Lithuania in 1919.			Wikimedia
image	1919	Povilas Plechavičius photographed in the front of the Lithuanian Wars of Independence in 1919.			Wikimedia
image	1919	Soldiers of Seda commandant's office with commandant Povilas Plechavičius, 1919, Lithuania			Wikimedia
image		Soldiers (volunteers – developers) of the Lithuanian Army (between 1917–1919).			Wikimedia
image		The plan of the Battle of Radviliškis, c. 1920			Wikimedia
image		Unknown soldier (volunteer – developer) of the Lithuanian Army (between 1920–1922).			Wikimedia
image		Volunteers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces near the registration office during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence in 1919-1920.			Wikimedia
image	1919	Volunteer soldiers of the Republic of Lithuania on a march, 1919			Wikimedia

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