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subordinated to the command of the armed forces and not the ministry. The main tasks of the
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in March 1990 and started organizing its armed forces. The
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was a small friendly nation therefore its military education more closely matched the realities of
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on 11 November 1918. The same order established the
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Divisional General Stasys Raštikis Lithuanian Armed Forces School
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department in charge of planning military operations during the
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382:. The chiefs are usually rotated every three to five years.
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734:(in Lithuanian). Krašto apsaugos ministerija. p. 97.
475:(in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras.
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Grand Lithuanian Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment
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Brigade General Motiejus Pečiulionis Artillery Battalion
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Grand Duke Vytenis General Support Logistics Battalion
514:(in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenė. 23 November 2011
586:"Lietuvos kariuomenės štabo viršininkai 1918–2008 m."
492:(in Lithuanian). Lietuvos kariuomenė. 2 January 2018
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370:The Chief of the Defence Staff is nominated by the
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618:Žigaras, Feliksas (2008).
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