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Lithuanian People's Army

Unit of the army meeting with members of the People's Seimas
Soldiers of the army carrying Soviet propaganda posters
Delegation of the army attending the session of the People's Seimas
Members of the People's Seimas meeting with soldiers of the army

The Lithuanian People's Army (Lithuanian: Lietuvos liaudies kariuomenė) were short-lived armed forces of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic following the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in June 1940.[1][2][3] The army was formed by the Act of 3 July 1940 of the People's Government of Lithuania and replaced the Lithuanian Armed Forces of independent Lithuania.[1][2][4][3] According to data from 1 June 1940, the army had 28,115 persons – 26,084 soldiers (of which 1,728 were officers), 2,031 civil servants, and with the announcement of the mobilization it was possible to call 120,400 reserve troops.[1][3] The army existed until 30 August 1940 before being transformed into the 29th Rifle Corps of the Red Army.[1] Many Lithuanian soldiers and officers were repressed by arrests or executions for their anti-Soviet attitude.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d Knezys, Stasys. "Lietuvos liaudies kariuomenė" [Lithuanian People's Army]. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Žodynas - Lietuvos liaudies kariuomenė" [Dictionary - Lithuanian People's Army]. Istorijatau.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Knezys, Stasys. "Lietuvos kariuomenės naikinimas (1940 m. birželio 15 d.–1941 m.)" [Destruction of the Lithuanian Armed Forces (June 15, 1940–1941)]. Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "1940–1946 m. kario prisiminimai: netikėtas istorinis ir literatūrinis atradimas" [1940–1946 warrior memories: an unexpected historical and literary discovery]. Bernardinai.lt (in Lithuanian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Lietuvių dienos" [Lithuanian Days] (PDF). Lietuvių dienos (Lithuanian Days) (in Lithuanian and English). 2 (372): 12–17. February 1987. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ Tekorius, Andrius (2020). "Sovietinės represijos prieš Lietuvos kariuomenės karininkus" [The Soviet repressions of the officers of the Lithuanian Army]. Karo Archyvas (in Lithuanian). 35 (1). General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

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