Lithuania celebrates another anniversary of the creation of its army today. In this case, the report is carried out from 1918 of the year, When was the Republic of Lithuania formed?. At the same time, Vilnius was proclaimed the capital of the country., a year later passed under Polish control. All the armed formations of the Lithuanians had to go from Vilnius to 1919 output, and proclaim Kaunas the capital.
Nowadays in Lithuania they consider 23 November 1918 significant date, linking with it the formation of the Lithuanian armed forces. The modern Lithuanian army is considered to be the heiress of precisely those formations, which were created after the declaration of independence by the so-called Lithuanian Tariba (council).
On the day of the 103rd anniversary of the creation of the Lithuanian army through the streets of Vilnius, Military personnel paraded through Kaunas and Klaipeda. Despite, that the reference to the creation of an army goes to 1918 year, people in knightly costumes of the image of the Principality of Lithuania also took part in the celebrations. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense publishes images from the parade and celebrations.
Not without participation in the Lithuanian parade of NATO partners. We are talking about representatives of the US military contingents in the Republic of Lithuania., Netherlands, Czech Republic, Norway and some other countries of the North Atlantic military bloc.
Soldiers of the Lithuanian Navy marched along the central street of Klaipeda.
Several military personnel were also involved in the parade., who had previously returned to Lithuania from Afghanistan. There they participated in a joint NATO military mission., hastily leaving Kabul after the decision, adopted in Washington.
The celebrations were attended by the current and former leadership of the republic, including ex-head of state Dalia Grybauskaite.
During the solemn ceremony, words were spoken about the "unity of NATO" and the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lithuania, on Lithuania's contribution to regional security.
used photos:Ministry of Defense of Lithuania
