10th Infantry Regiment (Lithuania)

Former Lithuanian Army formation (1919–24) 10th Infantry Regiment 10-asis pėstininkų pulkas 10th Infantry Regiment's 1st Machine Gun Company in training.jpg 10th Infantry Regiment's 1st Machine Gun Company in training June 10, 1919 – March 1, 1924 Lithuania Lithuanian Army Infantry March 30 The 10th Infantry Regiment (lt 10-asis pėstininkų pulkas) was an infantry regiment that served in the Lithuanian Army from its founding in 1919 to 1924.Jasulaitis 2022 The regiment fought against Poles in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence near Augustavas, Suvalkai, Seinai and elsewhere.Lesčius 2004 299 1919 On 10 June 1919, the 1st Infantry Regiment's 3rd Battalion was separated from the regiment and was renamed as the 1st Reserve Battalion (lt 1-as atsargos batalionas).Jasulaitis 2022Steponaitis 1937 The battalion was supposed to train new recruits, but when the Poles invaded Lithuania, the battalion, under the command of Officer Konstantinas Žukas, had to take part in actions in the Suvalkai Region and the Polish instigated Sejny Uprising.Steponaitis 1937 The Military Commandant's (lt Karo komendantūra no) Companies of Seinai, Suvalkai, Alytus and Vilkaviškis also operated attached to the Reserve Battalion.Steponaitis 1937 In August 1919, Suvalkai Military Commandant's Company was assigned to the Reserve Battalion.Steponaitis 1937 When the Lithuanian forces established themselves at the Foch Line, the Reserve Battalion held the line from the lake Vygris lt to Pasiekai (Alytus) Pasiekai lt and further to Filicijanavas lt farmstead (Vienkiemis lt) on the shores of the lake Galadusys.Steponaitis 1937 1920 On 1 July 1920, the battalion's line lengthened from the border with Germany even until Druskininkai.Steponaitis 1937 August On 1 August 1920, the Reserve Battalion was reformed and renamed as the two-battalion 10th Infantry Regiment.Jasulaitis 2022Steponaitis 1937Lesčius 2004 299 The regiment's commander was Major Jonas Motiejūnas-Valevičius lt.Lesčius 2004 299 On 24 August 1920, the regiment held the line Grabavas–Ožė, and on August 26, from Grabavas–Augustavas–Štabinas–Lipskas.Steponaitis 1937 The commander of the 1st Company was given the separate task of concentrating in Ožė, and, if the opportunity arises, to take over Gardinas.Steponaitis 1937 On 30 August, when the Poles attacked during the Battle of Seinai, the regiment's forces, as they were widely dispersed, had to retreat.Steponaitis 1937 On 31 August, the Poles occupied Suvalkai and the Seinai.Steponaitis 1937 September The regiment's front was from Vižainis to Žagariai, and many clashes took place until mid-September.Steponaitis 1937 On September 11, the regiment was ordered to concentrate in Kalvarija and be the reserve of the Marijampolė Group.Steponaitis 1937 On September 22, the regiment went to the front near Didžioji Kirsna lt.Steponaitis 1937 On September 23, the regiment went to Seirijai and together with the remains of the 8th Infantry Regiment, they took the position Buteliūnai lt–Mikabaliai lt–Paserninkai lt river until Nemunas near Živulčiškė lt.Steponaitis 1937 On September 28, the regiment is moved to the Liubavas–Salopieragiai district.Steponaitis 1937 October The regiment received its official name in October.Lesčius 2004 299 On October 9, the regiment concentrated in Marijampolė.Steponaitis 1937 On October 16, it reached the Vievis district, where the regiment remained until the end of the operations as the divisional reserve.Steponaitis 1937 On December 4, it went to Marijampolė.Steponaitis 1937 Interwar In 1921, the regiment's feast was established on March 30.Lesčius 2004 299 The regiment was reorganized as the 2nd Separate Border Battalion (lt Antrasis atskirasis pasienio batalionas) in 1923.Jasulaitis 2022 It was disbanded on 1 March 1924.Steponaitis 1937 Commanders Officer Konstantinas ŽukasSteponaitis 1937 Major Jonas Motiejūnas-Valevičius ltLesčius 2004 299 Aleksandras Jakaitis ltLesčius 2004 299 Vladas Skorupskis ltLesčius 2004 299 Ignas Musteikis ltLesčius 2004 299 Pranas Kaunas ltLesčius 2004 299 References Sources Books Lesčius Vytautas https://kmilc.lka.lt/data/Leidiniai/Moksliniai/2004-LT%20kariuomene%20nepriklausomybes%20kovose%201918-1920.pdf Lietuvos Kariuomenė Nepriklausomybės Kovose 1918–1920 Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija 2004 9955-423-23-4 Vilnius lt Surgailis Gintautas https://www.lka.lt/uploads/chr_katalogas_92-95/2024-surgailis.pdf Dešimtasis pėstininkų Marijampolės pulkas Generolo Jono Žemaičio Lietuvos karo akademija 2024 978-609-8277-54-8 Lietuvos kariuomenės istorija Vilnius Lithuanian Encyclopedias 1937 Dešimtas pėst. Marijampolės pulkas Lietuviškoji enciklopedija Spaudos Fondas Kaunas https://archive.org/details/lietuviskoji-enciklopedija-t.-6-1937/page/n269/mode/2up?q=pulkas Steponaitis Vytautas Biržiška Vaclovas Vaclovas Biržiška 6: Darbininkų žodis - Drugenis 515 lt 2022 Dešimtasis pėstininkų pulkas VLE https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/desimtasis-pestininku-pulkas/ Jasulaitis Vytautas lt Category:Infantry regiments of Lithuania Category:Military units and formations established in 1919 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1924 Category:1919 establishments in Lithuania Category:1924 disestablishments in Lithuania