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    facility is known as Gaižiūnai Training Area (Lithuanian: Gaižiūnų poligonas). Pabradė Rukla Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Gaižiūnai". Encyclopedia Lituanica...
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    The Gaižiūnai Forest (Lithuanian: Gaižiūnų miškai) is a forest in Jonava District Municipality and Kaišiadorys District Municipality, central Lithuania...
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    Gaižiūnai military training ground M113 garrison monument of Iron Wolf brigade in Rukla, Lithuania Refugees Reception Center Road to Rukla Gaižiūnai Pabradė...
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    Gaižiūnai, Lithuanian SSR 300th Training Signals Battalion (63295), Gaižiūnai, Lithuanian SSR 226th Training Parachute Regiment (11929), Gaižiūnai, Lithuanian...
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    thousands of Soviet soldiers were established close to Kaunas in Prienai and Gaižiūnai. Despite regaining the beloved historical capital, the Presidency and...
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    strategically important locations within the country: Alytus, Prienai, Gaižiūnai, and Naujoji Vilnia. This move effectively ended Lithuanian neutrality...
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    martial art dates back to 1979 when the city of Kaunas (the settlement Gaižiūnai, military unit no. 42235) held the first championship for Airborne troops...
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  • military exercises near the border with Lithuania. Rūdninkai Training Area Gaižiūnai Rukla "Pabradės istorijos datos" (in Lithuanian). Asociacija Pabradės...
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    Jonava Airport also known as Rukla or Gaižiūnai Airfield (Lithuanian: Jonavos aerodromas; ICAO: EYRU) was a military airfield in Lithuania located 9 km...
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    of the 7th Guards Airborne Division of the Soviet Airborne Forces at Gaižiūnai. The regiment fought in Operation Whirlwind, the Soviet invasion of Hungary...
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  • 6 people. It is located on a bank of Neris and Lomena rivers, next to Gaižiūnai forest and Tartokas hillfort. Connected to road KK143 (Jonava - Elektrėnai)...
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    from Dumsiai eldership to Šveicarija eldership. Forests: Dumsiai Forest, Gaižiūnai Forest Rivers: Varpė, Taurosta, Jasnogurka; Lakes: Bulotai Lake; Ponds:...
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    (Panzerbrigade 45) in Rūdininkai Training Area. Pabradė Training Area Gaižiūnai Rukla "Firing ranges at Rūdninkai Training Area receive NATO certification"...
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    Gailiešionių piliakalnis Gailiešionys Gaižiūnų piliakalnis Ramybės kalnas Gaižiūnai Garnių I piliakalnis Garniai (Utena) Garnių II piliakalnis Garniai (Utena)...
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    in Airborne Troops. He first trained in the 44th Airborne Division in Gaižiūnai in the Lithuanian SSR and later served in the 57th Independent Air Assault...
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  • corps was deployed as follows: the 2nd Tank Division in the region of Gaižiūnai and Rukla, the 5th Tank Division several kilometers south of Alytus, and...
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  • staff was based in Vilnius while its four regiments were spread out in Gaižiūnai, Jašiūnai, Ukmergė, and Pabradė. The division continued to face difficulties...
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  • (Tula, RSFSR) 242nd District Training Centre of the Airborne Forces (Gaižiūnai/Jonava, Lithuanian SSR) created from the 44th Training Airborne Division...
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    soldiers of professional military service and guarantees the activity of Gaižiūnai Training Area. The Training Regiment is considered to be the gateway to...
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    Forest (Lavoriškės–Nemenčinė Forest) Vilnius County 275 Gaižiūnai Forest (Rumšiškės–Gaižiūnai Forest) Kaunas County 239 Ažvinčiai-Minčia Forest Utena...
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    Belorussian SSR) 242nd District Training Centre of the Airborne Forces (Gaižiūnai/Jonava, Lithuanian SSR) created from the 44th Training Airborne Division...
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    Belarusians - 5.27% (316), Ukrainians - 1.17% (70), others - 3.57% (214). Gaižiūnai Rukla "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 15...
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    forest that spans 5,098 hectares (12,600 acres) and is part of the larger Gaižiūnai Forest. The village also has peat deposits that measure about 500–600...
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    Jonava connection within Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection Pipeline near Gaižiūnai Gas Interconnection Poland–Lithuania Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection...
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    Training Area of the Lithuanian Armed Forces in Pabradė Training Area and Gaižiūnai Training Area in Rukla. The Artillery Battalion received the required...
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  • 2000 – 17 November 2008 Personal details Born (1936-07-20)20 July 1936 Gaižiūnai, Jonava District Municipality Political party Liberal Union (2000–2003)...
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    Memorial Cemetery. About 100 meters (to the train station, located in Gaižiūnai) is Jonava railway bridge over the Neris. From the viaduct one can see...
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    The Divisional Headquarters and the 301st Regiment were established at Gaižiūnai, the 304th Regiment at Rukla (8 km south-east of Jonava), and the 1120th...
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  • remained in Lithuanian-ruled Vilnius region, deploying in Naujoji Vilnia, Gaižiūnai, Prienai and Alytus. Polish envoy in Kaunas Franciszek Charwat submitted...
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    troops), Prienai (infantry and artillery units with 2,500 soldiers), Gaižiūnai (mechanized and tank units with 3,500 troops), and in Naujoji Vilnia (headquarters...
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