| Abstract [eng] |
In the second half of the 1930s, the European Armies were preparing for a new armed conflict, and the Lithuanian Army was no exception. The task of the Lithuanian Army leadership was to respond to external threats and to prepare, as far as possible, army units that would be able to carry out the defence of the country should the probable hostile forces invade the territory of Lithuania. Meanwhile, commanders were required to ensure uninterrupted and timely unit control during both mobilization and the time of war. To this end, the leadership of the Lithuanian Army planned to use the available communication units, which were to facilitate the exchange of information, and this information was to assist the commanders in making a decision during any military operation. The Communication Battalion of the Military Equipment Parts and the Communication Battalions of the Infantry Divisions were used to ensure the command and control of the Lithuanian Army. Communications in the Lithuanian Army was an auxiliary type of weapons. In the units of army and infantry divisions, the masters of support weapon types were advisers to the commanders of the army or divisions on the use of weapons types. During the peace and war, the main military telephone - telegraph and radio networks were created in the Lithuanian Army, they connected all units of the army. Radio networks were intended for use with large, medium, or small radio stations. An additional or duplicated communication network was supported by live means of communication - pigeons. At the level of the Lithuanian Army unit, military aviation was also used to maintain command communications with other types of weapons. The planes were used to send or retrieve orders and messages. The major part of communication equipment of the Lithuanian Army was purchased from 1935 to 1940. The communication equipment was of a newer model, lighter with higher performance, and better parameters. Light, heavy, and underwater telephone cable, radio stations of various levels, telephones, switches, communications and mobile dovecote carriages were purchased. [...]. |
