Lithuanian Wars of Independence

Volunteers of the Lithuanian Army heading to the war in Vilkaviškis, 1919
Enlistment in the Lithuanian Army, Panemunė, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1919

The Lithuanian Wars of Independence, also known as the Freedom Struggles (Lithuanian: Laisvės kovos), 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). The wars delayed international recognition of independent Lithuania and the formation of civil institutions.


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