VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

LITHUANIAN  CAVALRY (1918-1940)

 

In independent Lithuania it was difficult to form the cavalry regiments. There were not enough arms, uniforms. Nevertheless in 1919 the first cavalry troops were organized. During the service in the cavalry soldiers learned to use the arms, got a speciality of a smith. To master a hot-blooded charger was the dream of every youth. There are a lot of photos about the life of Lithuanian cavalry.

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