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Lithuanian People's 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]
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- ^ a b "Žodynas - Lietuvos liaudies kariuomenė" [Dictionary - Lithuanian People's Army]. Istorijatau.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lietuvių dienos" [Lithuanian Days] (PDF). Lietuvių dienos (Lithuanian Days) (in Lithuanian and English). 2 (372): 12–17. February 1987. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ 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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