The Defence Staff (Lithuanian: Gynybos štabas) is the main staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Since 2008, the staff reports to the Chief of Defence. Its...
13 KB (1,080 words) - 05:13, 24 January 2024
the Defence Staff is the head of the Lithuanian Defence Staff responsible for the administrative, operational, and logistical needs of the Lithuanian Armed...
22 KB (226 words) - 20:35, 26 January 2024
Defence Staff may refer to: Defence Staff (Denmark) Defence Staff (Lithuania) Defence Staff (Spain) Defence Staff (Sweden) Defence Staff (Uruguay) Chief...
265 bytes (58 words) - 20:07, 26 December 2022
goal of Lithuania's defence policy is to prepare their society for general defence and to integrate Lithuania into Western security and defence structures...
59 KB (5,025 words) - 13:12, 13 September 2024
Lithuania (/ˌlɪθjuˈeɪniə/ LITH-ew-AY-nee-ə; Lithuanian: Lietuva [lʲiətʊˈvɐ]), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublika [lʲiətʊˈvoːs...
288 KB (24,366 words) - 20:47, 31 October 2024
The National Defence Volunteer Forces or NDVF (Lithuanian: Krašto apsaugos savanorių pajėgos [KASP], previously Savanoriškoji krašto apsaugos tarnyba [SKAT])...
13 KB (1,274 words) - 00:11, 27 October 2024
domestically and overseas; one is tasked primarily with the defence of territorial Lithuania. There is a third brigade, which is a mobilization brigade...
17 KB (1,337 words) - 14:55, 1 November 2024
Chief of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania is Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and the national defence organisations. Lithuanian Armed Forces...
14 KB (182 words) - 15:52, 3 August 2024
The Air Defence Battalion is the main air defence unit of the Lithuanian Air Force. It was created as part of efforts to strengthen and organise the air...
10 KB (737 words) - 20:34, 20 April 2024
The Lithuanian Air Force or LAF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos karinės oro pajėgos, abbreviated as LK KOP) is the military aviation branch of the Lithuanian armed...
29 KB (2,402 words) - 01:24, 29 October 2024
Self-Defence of Lithuania and Belarus (Polish: Samoobrona Litwy i Białorusi) comprised voluntary paramilitary units formed in late 1918, in the aftermath...
15 KB (1,365 words) - 20:12, 26 October 2024
Lithuanian Armed Forces. For the naval equipment and ships, see Lithuanian Naval Force; for the list of aircraft, see Lithuanian Air Force. Lithuania...
71 KB (2,487 words) - 21:22, 28 October 2024
the Ministry of Defence (MoD) – rather than a stand-alone organisation. The organisation employs a mixture of civilian and military staff and is funded...
27 KB (2,581 words) - 04:44, 23 September 2024
Konstanty Ostrogski in 2017. On June 14, 2007, during an EU Defence Ministers' meeting, Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian ministers agreed to create a multinational...
16 KB (1,483 words) - 16:05, 25 October 2024
October 30, 2008 NATO: Chief of Defence of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, accessed on October 30, 2008 NATO: Chief of Staff of the Luxembourg Army, accessed...
28 KB (702 words) - 06:31, 22 October 2024
Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college, established by the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in 1999...
7 KB (306 words) - 14:06, 31 July 2024
The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées [CEMA]; lit. 'Chief of Staff of the Armies') is the military head of the Armed Forces...
41 KB (2,356 words) - 16:16, 22 October 2024
The Lithuanian Military Police (Lithuanian: Lietuvos karo policija) is a law enforcement agency operating within the national defence system of the Republic...
7 KB (606 words) - 13:36, 4 January 2024
Defence System organisation and military service law came into force. SOF is formed from the Special Operations Unit. The structure of the Lithuanian...
10 KB (764 words) - 07:48, 3 May 2024
changed the name and logo of the Armed Forces Defence Intelligence Staff Division (DISD) to the Malaysian Defence Intelligence Organisation. The DIO's headquarters...
6 KB (322 words) - 16:34, 9 September 2024
the General Staff (Kenya) Chief of the General Staff (Kyrgyzstan) Chief of the General Staff (Kuwait) Chief of the General Staff (Lithuania) Chief of the...
4 KB (465 words) - 19:17, 18 October 2024
Arvydas Pocius (category CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt))
is a former Chief of Defence of Lithuania. During his military career, Pocius has held various positions, including Chief of Staff of Voluntary Service...
7 KB (689 words) - 17:40, 26 August 2024
training-oriented formation in the Lithuanian Armed Forces, focused on implementing military training policy in the National Defence System (NDS). The main objectives...
8 KB (593 words) - 13:34, 4 January 2024
NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (category CS1 Lithuanian-language sources (lt))
expanded their presence in Lithuania. In December 2023 German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius and Lithuanian Minister of Defence Arvydas Anušauskas agreed...
35 KB (3,092 words) - 00:22, 23 September 2024
District of Lithuania within Reichskommissariat Ostland. LTDF was autonomous, staffed by Lithuanian officers, and commanded by the Lithuanian General Povilas...
50 KB (5,755 words) - 04:00, 24 October 2024
Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf (category Brigades of Lithuania)
the country's contribution to NATO collective defence. The name of the brigade relates to the Lithuanian mythical character from the medieval foundation...
14 KB (1,192 words) - 14:56, 1 November 2024
The following is a list of flags of Lithuania. Each county of Lithuania has adopted a flag, each of them conforming to a pattern: a blue rectangle, with...
11 KB (91 words) - 20:44, 27 September 2024
Studies University. The National Defence University in Warsaw was established on 1 October 1990 after reform of the General Staff Academy (est. 1947) and continued...
13 KB (1,401 words) - 08:49, 27 October 2024
of Lithuania Military of Poland Defence Force "Command Sergeant Major of the Estonian Defence Forces sergeant major Enn Adoson". Estonian Defence Forces...
33 KB (3,462 words) - 09:06, 17 October 2024
The national flag of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos vėliava) consists of a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red. It was adopted on 25 April...
32 KB (3,229 words) - 15:37, 26 October 2024