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1st Belarusian Regiment, commanded by Alaksandar Ružancoŭ, was a Belarusian unit formed mainly from Grodno's inhabitants in 1919 within the Lithuanian Armed Forces, which also participated in supporting the Independence of Lithuania during the Lithuanian Wars of Independence, therefore many members of this unit were awarded with the highest state award of Lithuania – Order of the Cross of Vytis.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Act of Independence of Lithuania, Belarusian Democratic Republic, Białystok, Brest, Belarus, Council of Lithuania, Druskininkai, Flag of Lithuania, Flag of Poland, Gendarmerie, General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grodno, Jazep Varonka, Kastuś Jezavitaŭ, Kaunas, Kobryn, Lida, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania), Nikolai Yudenich, Ober Ost, Officer (armed forces), Order of the Cross of Vytis, Polish Military Organisation, Pruzhany, Radun, Belarus, Shchuchyn, Slonim, Sokółka, Stanisław Szeptycki, Ukrainian People's Republic, Vacłaŭ Ivanoŭski, Vasilishki, Vawkavysk, Vilna offensive, Vilnius, Vilnius offensive, Władysław Belina-Prażmowski, White-red-white flag, 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division.

  2. Infantry regiments of Lithuania
  3. Military history of Belarus
  4. Military units and formations of Belarus

Act of Independence of Lithuania

The Act of Independence of Lithuania (Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Aktas) or the Act of February 16th, also the Lithuanian Resolution on Independence (Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Nutarimas), The signed document is actually titled simply Nutarimas, meaning "decision" or "resolution", and it "proclaims the restoration of the independent state of Lithuania".

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Belarusian Democratic Republic

The Belarusian People's Republic (BNR; Biełaruskaja Narodnaja Respublika, БНР), also known as the Belarusian Democratic Republic, was a state proclaimed by the Council of the Belarusian Democratic Republic in its Second Constituent Charter on 9 March 1918 during World War I. The Council proclaimed the Belarusian Democratic Republic independent in its Third Constituent Charter on 25 March 1918 during the occupation of contemporary Belarus by the Imperial German Army.

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Białystok

Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

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Brest, Belarus

Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish town of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town.

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Council of Lithuania

In the history of Lithuania, the Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos Taryba; Litauischer Staatsrat; Rada Litewska), after July 11, 1918, the State Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos Valstybės Taryba) was convened at the Vilnius Conference that took place between 18 and 23 September 1917.

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Druskininkai

Druskininkai (also see other names) is a spa city on the Nemunas River in southern Lithuania, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland.

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Flag of Lithuania

The national flag of Lithuania (Lietuvos vėliava) consists of a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red.

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Flag of Poland

The national flag of Poland (flaga Polski) consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red.

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Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population.

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General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania

The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania (Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija) is a state-sponsored institution of higher learning based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Grand Duchy of Lithuania

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was suppressed during the 1795 partitions of Poland–Lithuania.

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Grodno

Grodno (Гродно; Grodno) or Hrodna (Гродна) is a city in western Belarus.

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Jazep Varonka

Jazep Jakaŭlevič Varonka (Язэп Якаўлевіч Варонка, Ио́сиф Я́ковлевич Воро́нко; 4 April 1891 – 4 June 1952) was the first Chairman of the People's Secretariat (i.e. head of government) of the Belarusian Democratic Republic from 21 February to May 1918.

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Kastuś Jezavitaŭ

Kastuś Jezavitaŭ (Касту́сь Езаві́таў; also known as Kanstancin Barysavič Jezavitaŭ,; Константи́н Бори́сович Езови́тов; 17 November 1893 – 23 May 1946) was a political and military leader within the Belarusian independence movement of the early 20th century.

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Kaunas

Kaunas (previously known in English as Kovno, also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life.

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Kobryn

Kobryn or Kobrin (Кобрын; Кобрин; Kobryń; Kobrynas; Кобринь; קאָברין) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus.

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Lida

Lida (Ліда,; Лида,; Lyda; Ļida; Lida,; Lyde) is a city in Grodno Region, western Belarus, located west of Minsk.

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Lithuanian Armed Forces

The Lithuanian Armed Forces are the military of Lithuania.

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Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania)

The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija) is government institution in Lithuania responsible for the organization of national defence.

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Nikolai Yudenich

Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich (Russian: Николай Николаевич Юденич; – 5 October 1933) was a commander of the Russian Imperial Army during World War I. He was a leader of the anti-communist White movement in northwestern Russia during the Civil War.

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Ober Ost

The Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the East (Oberbefehlshaber der gesamten Deutschen Streitkräfte im Osten), also known by its German abbreviation as Ober Ost, was both a high-ranking position in the armed forces of the German Empire as well as the name given to the occupied territories on the German section of the Eastern Front of World War I, with the exception of Poland.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service.

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Order of the Cross of Vytis

The Order of the Cross of Vytis (Vyčio Kryžiaus ordinas) is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defence of Lithuania's freedom and independence.

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Polish Military Organisation

The Polish Military Organisation, PMO (Polska Organizacja Wojskowa, POW) was a secret military organization that was formed during World War I (1914–1918).

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Pruzhany

Pruzhany (Pružany,; Пружаны; Prużana; Pruzhene) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus.

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Radun, Belarus

Radun (Belarusian and Russian:; Rodūnia, Rodūnė;; Radin) is an urban-type settlement in Voranava District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus.

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Shchuchyn

Shchuchyn (Ščučyn,; Shchuchin,; Szczuczyn; Shtshutshin) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus.

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Slonim

Slonim (Слонім; Слоним; Slanimas; Sloņima; Słonim; סלאָנים) is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus.

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Sokółka

Sokółka (Саку́лка, Sokolke) is a town in northeastern Poland, seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship.

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Stanisław Szeptycki

Stanisław Maria Jan Teofil Szeptycki (3 November 1867 – 9 October 1950) was a Polish count, general and military commander.

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Ukrainian People's Republic

The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe.

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Vacłaŭ Ivanoŭski

Vacłaŭ Leanardavič Ivanoŭski (also known as Vatslaw Ivanowski or Wacław Iwanowski; 25 May 1880 – 7 December 1943) was a Belarusian political and public figure of the first half of the 20th century.

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Vasilishki

Vasilishki (Vasiliški; Василишки; Wasiliszki; Vasilishok; Vosyliškės) is an agrotown in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus.

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Vawkavysk

Vawkavysk or Volkovysk (Vaŭkavysk; Волковыск; Wołkowysk; וואלקאוויסק) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus.

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Vilna offensive

The Vilna offensive was a campaign of the Polish–Soviet War of 1919–1921.

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Vilnius

Vilnius, previously known in English as Vilna, is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the second-most-populous city in the Baltic states.

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Vilnius offensive

The Vilnius offensive (lit) occurred as part of the third phase of Operation Bagration, the Soviet Red Army's strategic summer offensive against the German Wehrmacht in June and July 1944.

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Władysław Belina-Prażmowski

Władysław Zygmunt Belina-Prażmowski (3 May 1888 in Ruszkowiec – 13 October 1938 in Venice), was a Polish cavalryman, colonel and politician.

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White-red-white flag

The white-red-white flag (Byel-chyrvona-byely stsyah) is a historical flag used by the Belarusian Democratic Republic in 1918 before Western Belarus was occupied by the Second Polish Republic and Eastern Belarus was occupied by the Bolsheviks (two years later becoming the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic).

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1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division

The 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Division (1., 1.DL-B; 1-ая Літоўска-Беларуская дывізія; 1-oji Lietuvos-Baltarusijos divizija) was a volunteer unit of the Polish Army formed around December 1918 and January 1919 during the Polish–Soviet War.

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See also

Infantry regiments of Lithuania

Military history of Belarus

Military units and formations of Belarus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Belarusian_Regiment