Vytis_military_district

Vytis military district

Vytis military district

Lithuanian partisan district

Vytis military district (also Vytis partisan military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1944–1953 in the counties of Panevėžys and Ukmergė as well in some parts of the Kėdainiai county. The military district consisted of two territorial detachments (rinktinė) named Briedis and Krištaponis.[1]

Partisans of the district in 1946
Burial ceremony of the Vytis military district Briedis (Moose) team Žaibas (Thunder) squad commander Antanas Žilys-Žaibas in 1949

Leaders

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Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation

LLKS
Western Lithuania (Jūra) regionSouthern Lithuania (Nemunas) regionEastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region
Žemaičiai military districtPrisikėlimas military districtKęstutis military districtTauras military districtDainava military districtAlgimantas military districtVytautas military districtVytis military districtDidžioji Kova military district
AlkaMaironisVaidotasVytautasDzūkaiŽaliojiTigrasKrikštaponis
ŠatrijaDuke ŽvelgaitisBirutėŽalgirisŠarūnasŠarūnasLiūtasBriedis
KardasJuozapavičiusButageidisGeležinis vilkasKazimieraitisDuke MargirisLokys
Lietuvos žalioji

References

  1. [1]
    "The partisan military districts of the Lithuanian freedom fighters". genocid.lt. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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