| Title |
Section of military history in Lithuanian Army Staff (1935–1940) |
| Translation of Title |
Lietuvas armijas štāba Kara vēstures apakšnodaļa (1935–1940). |
| Authors |
Jokubauskas, Vytautas |
| DOI |
10.22364/luzv.7.8.07 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Vēsture : Latvijas Universitātes žurnāls = History : journal of the University of Latvia.. Rīga : LU Akadēmiskais apgāds. 2019, [sēj.] 7-8, p. 131-148.. ISSN 2500-9621. eISSN 2592-9593 |
| Keywords [eng] |
military history ; warfare ; history of science ; Latvia ; Estonia ; Lithuania ; Lithuanian Army ; Army Staff ; Section of History ; Raštikis, Stasys ; Steponaitis, Vytautas ; Society of Military Sciences |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article analyses the formation and functioning of the Section of Military History in the Lithuanian Army Staff in the period of 1935–1940. The significance of military history for officer training and military planning in the interwar Lithuanian Army is touched upon. The issues of the formation of the Section of History in the Lithuanian Army Staff and the composition of its personnel are disclosed. Moreover, the functions and the methods of activity of the Section and taking over the experience of the Estonian Army are discussed. The achievements of the Section of History and its intended plans are identified. The analysis of the activity of that specific Section of the Army Staff is one component of a broader research on the studies of military history in interwar Lithuania, seeking to disclose how the research on military history was conducted in interwar Lithuania and how the findings were exploited by the main user of the studies of military history – the Lithuanian Army. |
| Published |
Rīga : LU Akadēmiskais apgāds |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2019 |
| CC license |
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