The Battle of Jieznas (Lithuanian: Jiezno kautynės; 10–13 February 1919) was one of the first battles of the recreated Lithuanian Army against the Red...
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along the northern shores of Lake Jieznas. Jieznas was first mentioned in written sources in 1492 as property of the Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1633, the...
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skirmishes on their line. A Germans joined in the latter part of the battle of Jieznas, which ultimately ended with a joint Lithuanian and Germany victory...
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Polish–Lithuanian War (redirect from Battle of Augustów)
failures at the battles of Jieznas, Kėdainiai, and Alytus. On February 5, Poland signed an agreement with Germany regulating the withdrawal of the German army...
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Lithuanian–Soviet War (section Final battles)
Rifle Regiment (900 men) seized Jieznas, south of Kaunas. The battle of Jieznas lasted three days, and, after the setback of the betrayal by a Russian officer...
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2nd Infantry Regiment (Lithuania) (redirect from 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas)
200 of the 2nd regiment's soldiers were sent to the front and fought in the battle of Jieznas. The first fights were unsuccessful due to the lack of force...
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guns at Jieznas; these events led to the Battle of Darsūniškis, where the Swedish cavalry was annihilated and Hummerhielm captured. The news of Hummerhielm's...
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Hummerhielm marched out of Kaunas to collect six cannons previously taken from the Lithuanian army after a fierce skirmish near the Jieznas castle. The Swedish...
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Duchy of Lithuania. As a result, most of ancient Sudovia became a sparsely-inhabited wilderness covered by large forests. After the Battle of Grunwald...
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Lithuanian Air Force (redirect from Air Force of Lithuania)
Lithuanian military from the Red Army, on February 5, 1919, at the city of Jieznas. On February 27, 1919, eight new reconnaissance aircraft, LVG C.VI, were...
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