Vytis military district

The Vytis military district (Vytis partisan military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1944-1953 in the counties of Panevėžys and Ukmergė as well in some parts of the Kėdainiai county. The military district consisted of two territorial detachments (rinktinė) named Briedis and Krištaponis.[1]

Leaders

Name and surname Nom de guerre Since Till Comments
Jonas Krikštaponis 1944 December  1945 January died in the line of duty
Danielius Vaitelis Atamanas, Briedis 1945 January 1948 May died in the line of duty
Alfonsas Smetona Ramūnas, Žygaudas 1948 May 1950 July died in the line of duty
Mykolas Šemežys Aras, Šepetys, Putinas 1950 August 1951 April died in the line of duty
Vincas Kaulinis Miškinis 1947 June 1949 March died in the line of duty
Bronius Karbočius Bitė, Algimantas 1951 May 1953 January died in the line of duty

Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation

LLKS
Western Lithuania (Jūra) regionSouthern Lithuania (Nemunas) regionEastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region
Žemaičiai military districtPrisikėlimas military districtKęstutis military districtTauras military districtDainava military districtAlgimantas military districtVytautas military districtVytis military districtDidžioji Kova military district
AlkaMaironisVaidotasVytautasDzūkaiŽaliojiTigrasKrikštaponis
ŠatrijaDuke ŽvelgaitisBirutėŽalgirisŠarūnasŠarūnasLiūtasBriedis
KardasJuozapavičiusButageidisGeležinis vilkasKazimieraitisDuke MargirisLokys
Lietuvos žalioji

Notes and references

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