✦ History

Lithuanian Wars of Independence

December 1918 – August 1919

Result Lithuanian victory

Lithuania fought the Bolsheviks, the Bermontians and Poland to defend its new independence. It kept its independence but lost Vilnius to Poland.

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Battles 2

December 1918 – August 1919
Lithuanian–Soviet War Lithuanian victory Vladimir Lenin, Silvestras Žukauskas, Jukums Vācietis
May 3, 1919 – November 29, 1920
Polish–Lithuanian War Polish victory Vilnius region Józef Piłsudski, Antanas Smetona, Adam Nieniewski

Key commanders

Poland 3

Józef Piłsudski military commander Adam Nieniewski belligerent leader Lucjan Żeligowski belligerent leader

Lithuania 3

Antanas Smetona belligerent leader Silvestras Žukauskas military commander Stasys Nastopka military commander

Russian SFSR 2

Vladimir Lenin military commander Jukums Vācietis military commander

Germany 1

Silvestras Žukauskas military commander