| Title |
The expectations of government members and diplomats of Lithuania and the real capabilities of armed forces while fighting the bolsheviks in 1919 / |
| Authors |
Kilinskas, Kęstutis |
| ISBN |
9783737015073 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Nationen und Grenzen. Bildung neuer Staaten in Ost- und Mitteleuropa nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg.. Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage, 2022. p. 129-146.. ISBN 9783737015073 |
| Keywords [eng] |
wars of independence ; German Army ; Western political and military missions in Baltic states ; fighting the Bolsheviks ; diplomacy and negotiations |
| Abstract [eng] |
After the restoration of Lithuanian independence, the armed forces and diplomatic service played a significant role in expelling the Red Army from the territory of Lithuania in 1919. The text analyses the expectations of diplomats and government members of Lithuania towards the military forces and reveals their limited capabilities to meet political and diplomatic needs. The Lithuanian political, diplomatic and military elite was forced to rely on the German Army, which had real power on the front against Bolsheviks, even after it had left Lithuania in the middle of 1919. The Entente’s support for the emerging Lithuanian Army was limited, despite Lithuania’s political efforts to balance between Germany and Entente. Balance policy between the Entente and Germany pushed the emerging state into a dead end, forced it to rely on the limited military potential of the emerging state of Lithuania. |
| Published |
Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage, 2022 |
| Type |
Book part |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2022 |
| CC license |
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