12th Infantry Regiment (Lithuania)

Former Lithuanian Army formation (1919–24) 12th Kaunas Infantry Regiment 12-asis Kauno pėstininkų pulkas October 14, 1920 – March 1, 1924 Lithuania Lithuanian Army Infantry October 14 The 12th Kaunas Infantry Regiment (lt 12-asis Kauno pėstininkų pulkas) was an infantry regiment that served in the Lithuanian Army from 1920 to 1924. In 1923, it was reformed into the 4th Border Regiment (lt 4-asis pasienio pulkas no) and later that year into the 4th Separate Border Battalion (lt 4-asis atskiras pasienio batalionas no), both of which were tasked with the protection of the Lithuanian demarcation line with Poland and to prevent the illegal movement of persons and smuggling across the border.Vydrina 2008 1920 The regiment was founded on 14 October 1920.Steponaitis 1939 309Ruzgas 1932 136 The regiment's core were parts of the Military Commandant's (lt Karo komendantūra) companies of Suvalkai and Eglainė.Steponaitis 1939 309Jasulaitis 2022 The regiment was part of the 4th Infantry Division.Vydrina 2008 By November, the regiment is in Vilkaviškis and protects the Foch Line from Vištytis to Kalvarija.Steponaitis 1939 309 1921 In 1921, the regiment was moved to Veiveriai district.Steponaitis 1939 309 In November 1921, the regiment moves to Alytus.Steponaitis 1939 309 From 1921, the regiment feast was on October 14, its founding date.Steponaitis 1939 309Jasulaitis 2022thumb|Colonel Vincas Šaudzis. Picture taken sometime from 1933 to 1940.|237x237px 1923 According to different sources, the regiment was reformed into the 4th Border Regiment on 2 or 12 May 1923.Vydrina 2008Steponaitis 1939 309 The other infantry regiments of the 4th Infantry Division, the 10th and 11th, were also renamed, to the 2nd and 3rd Border Regiments, respectively.Balaišis 1998 167 The regiment was part of the Border Division, while the battalion was part of the Border Brigade.Vydrina 2008 On 15 or 30 November 1923, it is made into the 4th Separate Border Battalion and is relocated to Lyduokiai.Vydrina 2008Steponaitis 1939 309 On 21 December 1923, the battalion moves to Ukmergė.Steponaitis 1939 309 The battalion is disbanded on 1 March 1924.Steponaitis 1939 309 Commander The regiment's commander was Colonel Vincas Šaudzis.Jasulaitis 2022 References Sources 1939 Dvyliktas pėst. pulkas Lietuviškoji enciklopedija Spaudos Fondas Kaunas https://archive.org/details/lietuviskoji-enciklopedija-t.-7-1939/page/n167/mode/2up?q=dvyliktas Steponaitis Vytautas Biržiška Vaclovas Vaclovas Biržiška 7: Drugiai - Fazmos 309 lt Vydrina Elena 2008 lcva fondo 1331 pažyma https://www.archyvai.lt/lt/fondai/kariuomene/lcva_f1331.html www.archyvai.lt lt 2022 Dvyliktasis pėstininkų pulkas Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/dvyliktasis-pestininku-pulkas/ Jasulaitis Vytautas lt Balaišis Algis 1998 Lietuvos valstybės sienos apsauga 1918–1940 metais https://journals.lka.lt/journal/ka/article/1161/file/pdf Karo archyvas lt 15 1 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 https://archive.org/details/visa-lietuva-1931-1932/page/132/mode/2up?q=pulkas Visa Lietuva: Informacinė knyga 1931 m. Spaudos Fondas 1932 Ruzgas Vincas Kaunas Lithuanian VIII. Krašto apsauga Category:Infantry regiments of Lithuania Category:Military units and formations established in 1920 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1924 Category:1920 establishments in Lithuania Category:1924 disestablishments in Lithuania