1st Infantry Regiment (Lithuania)

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1st Infantry Regiment of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
1-asis pėstininkų Lietuvos Didžiojo Kunigaikščio Gedimino pulkas
Lithuanian Army
TypeInfantry
PatronLithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
AnniversariesAugust 25

The 1st Infantry Regiment (Lithuanian: 1-asis pėstininkų pulkas), later the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (Lithuanian: 1-asis pėstininkų Lietuvos Didžiojo Kunigaikščio Gedimino pulkas) was an infantry regiment that served in the Lithuanian Army during the Interwar period.

Formation

military doctor L. Janulionis and 87 soldiers.[6]

Lithuanian–Soviet War

By 11 February 1919, the regiment had 36 officers, 13 military officials, one military doctor and 678 soldiers.[7] At the time, the regiment was divided into two battalions, with the first one, led by the officer Ignas Musteikis [lt], being composed of two infantry and one machine gun companies, while the remaining second battalion under officer Pranas Tamašauskas had just three infantry companies, that were not fully formed.[7] The 1st Infantry Regiment fought in the Battle of Alytus [lt] from 12 to 15 February, but suffered its first defeat there and had to retreat.[8] The regiment's casualties were one officer, i.e. the regimental commander, Antanas Juozapavičius, and a few soldiers killed, while 20 soldiers were captured as prisoners of war, some of whom escaped captivity.[9]

On April 25, the 1st Infantry Regiment included 57 officers, 21 military officials, and 1,640 soldiers.

Catholic priest Pranas Garmus, and 1,733 soldiers, of whom 1,316 were trained.[11]

From 30 October 1919, the regiment's patron was the

Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas.[4][12][13] Due to the regiment's merits in combat against Bolsheviks and because it began in Vilnius, founded by Gediminas according to legend, the regiment was accorded Gediminas' name.[12]

1920

On 15 December 1920, the regiment was staffed by 46 officers, 10 military officials, one military chaplain and 2,333 soldiers.[14] However, the regiment was lacking 26 officers and 537 soldiers until completion of the establishment.[14]

battle of Žalgiris
in Ukmergė, on 15th July 1930.

Interwar

From 1923 to 1939, the regiment was located in Ukmergė.[15]

First Soviet Occupation

After

Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, on 2 July, the Lithuanian Army was renamed the Lithuanian People's Army.[16] The name of the unit's patron was removed on 24 July 1940.[4] Finally, the regiment was disbanded on 26 October 1940.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rudokas 2007.
  2. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 8.
  3. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 11.
  4. ^ a b c d Vydrina 2008.
  5. ^ Ruzgas 1932, p. 136.
  6. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 17.
  7. ^ a b Surgailis 2011, p. 32.
  8. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 47.
  9. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 48.
  10. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 58.
  11. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 96.
  12. ^ a b Surgailis 2011, p. 106.
  13. ^ tombal7 2020.
  14. ^ a b Surgailis 2011, p. 133.
  15. ^ Zareckas, Julius (26 February 2021). "Gintautas Surgailis. Pirmasis pėstininkų Didžiojo Lietuvos kunigaikščio Gedimino pulkas I - Ukmergės kultūros puslapiai". www.ukmergeskulturospuslapiai.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  16. ^ Surgailis 2011, p. 230.

Sources

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