At the end of summer 1919, the Lithuanian army numbered about 8,000 men.

After a short but fierce fighting the remains of the Lithuanian army were defeated.

During this time the Lithuanian army was expanding and modernizing.

In the following years, the Lithuanian army underwent various restructuring processes.

Nevertheless, during the summer of 1920 the Lithuanian army was still stationed in this disputed territory.

Altogether more than 3000 Jews served in the Lithuanian army between 1918 and 1923.

For comparison, on June 1, 1940 Lithuanian army had 22,265 soldiers and 1,728 officers.

As the Soviet forces were stopped, Lithuanian army slowly began to prepare itself for an offensive.

This enraged the right wing of the Lithuanian army, which promptly attacked in full force.

At the time the Lithuanian Army comprised 28,005 troops and owned 118 planes.