Lietuvos šaulių sąjungos integracijos į valstybės gynybos sistemą XX a. 3–4-uoju dešimtmečiais proceso bruožai | On the Integration of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union into the National Defence System in the 1920s and 1930s
Volume 28 (2014): Paramilitarism in the Eastern Baltics, 1918–1940: Cases Studies and Comparisons = Paramilitarizmas Rytų Baltijos regione 1918–1940: atvejo studijos ir lyginimai, pp. 125–139
Pub. online: 19 December 2014
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Published
19 December 2014
19 December 2014
Abstract
This article discusses the process of the integration of the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union (LRU) into the state’s defence system in the 1920s and 1930s. The key features and boundaries of the process are outlined, on the basis of archival materials and research literature. An analysis of relations between the military authorities and the LRU reveals individual characteristics of the relationship between the riflemen and the army. The regional context of the process is evaluated within the limitations of the sources available, by presenting the situations of similar paramilitary organisations in Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland during the period in question.