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Overview

The flags of all the military units are illustrated at the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence website.
The Flags are:
- Flag of the Ministry of National Defence
- Flag of the Chief of Defence
- Flag of the Armed Forces
- Flag of Land Force Command
- Flag of Land Force of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
- Flag of Air Force of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
- Flag of Naval Force of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
- Flag of the National Defence Volunteer Force
- Flag of the Second Investigations Department
- Flag of the Motorised Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf"
- Flag of Logistics Command
- Flag of Military Police
- Flag of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Headquarters Batallion
- Flag of Juozas Vitkus Engeering Battalion
- Flag of Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion
- Flag of King Mindaugas Mechanised Infantry Battalion
- Flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised  Infantry Battalion
- Flag of Grand Duchess Birute Motorised Infantry Battalion
- Flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Kestutis Motorised Infantry Battalion
- Flag of Staff of General Romualdas Giedraitis Artillery Battalion
- Flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytenis Main Support Logistics Battalion
- Flag of Duke Vaidotas Forward Support Battalion
- Flag of the Movement Control Centre
- Flag of the Military Medical Service 
- Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Motiejus Peciulionis Arsenal
- Flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoons Training Battalion
- Flag of NDVF Dainava Military District 1st Territorial Unit
- Flag of NDVF Darius ir Girenas Military District 2nd Territorial Unit
- Flag of NDVF Žemaiciai Military District 3rd Territorial Unit
- Flag of NDVF Vytis Military District 5th Territorial Unit
- Flag of NDVF Didžioji Kova Military District 8th Territorial Unit
- Flag of General Jonas Žemaitis Lithuanian Military Academy
- Flag of the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment  
- Flag of Division General Stasys  Raštikis NCO School 
- Flag of General Adolfas Ramanauskas Combat Training Centre
Miles Li, 3 July 2009


The Army of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos Kariuomene)


image by Anon., 23 July 2003

The Army of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos kariuomene) - The flag is drawn according to the picture from back cover of magazine "Karys" (Warrior), number 4, 1992. I think the relationship of the width of the flag to the length should be 1:1.2, i.e. same dimentions as President's flag. The flag of the Army of the Republic of Lithuania was confirmed by the President of the Republic of Lithuania on November 21, 2000 (full text of Decree in Lithuanian: <www3.lrs.lt>). Author - N. Treinys.
Anon., 23 July 2003

Photo of the flag (fringed) can be seen at <www.cuff.dk>.
Jan Mertens, 15 August 2003


Lithuanian Armed Forces


Obverse
image by Miles Li and Anon., 7 August 2009


Reverse
image by Miles Li, 7 August 2009

Reverse side is based on <kariuomene.kam.lt>. Obverse side is not shown on this flag page, but can be seen on the photo here.
Miles Li, 7 August 2009

The Lithuani Armed Forces flag that we displayed (obverse) is actually crimsom, while here's a picture, where the color is red.
Source: http://www.kam.lt/images/43852/173374 at
http://www.kam.lt/en/photo_gallery_1176/events_211/major_general_jonas_vytautas_zukas_was_inaugurated_as_chief_of_defence_of_lithuania_for_a_five-year_tenure_at_a_formal_ceremony_at_the_cathedral_square_of_vilnius_24_july_2014./sladeshow/23822.html#view
Esteban Rivera, 01 April 2015


Land Force


image by Miles Li, 3 July 2009

Based on Lithuanian Ministry of Defence website.
Miles Li, 3 July 2009


Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion

The flag of Juozas Vitkus Engineering Battalion, can be seen at Lithuanian Ministry of Defence website.
Jan Mertens, 17 August 2003 and Miles Li, 3 July 2009


Grand Duke Algirdas Motorised Infantry Battalion

The flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Motorised Infantry Battalion (Lietuvos Didžiojo kunigaikšcio Algirdo mechanizuotasis pestininku batalionas), can be seen at Lithuanian Ministry of Defence website.
Anon., 6 October 2003 and Miles Li, 3 July 2009


Grand Duchess Birute Motorised Infantry Battalion and LITPOLBAT

The flags of Grand Duchess Birute Motorised Infantry Battalion and the LITPOLBAT (Lithuanian and Polish Battalion, can be seen at in photo <www.kam.lt>.
Anon., 6 October 2003

Flag of Grand Duchess Birute Motorised Infantry Battalion is illustrated at Lithuanian Ministry of Defence website.
Miles Li, 3 July 2009


Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Training Battalion


image by Marc Pasquin, 26 December 2004

The flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion as can be seen at <www.kam.lt> . It would appear to be based on the lithuanian infrantry design but with a black background and the battalion badge (a 3 headed dragon holding a sword) replacing the national emblem. I have made the flag as per the image which is the reverse (hoist to the right). As the dragon is facing the opposite side then on their badge, it is probably safe to assume that the observe is identical apart from the orientation of the dragon.   Thanks to an online lithuanian dictionary, I have found out that the motto is "Overcome or ....." (couldn't find z^usim). If i had to guess, the last part could be something along the lines of "or nothing" or "or death" . The date under the dragon is the foundation of the unit under the name of "Klaipeda Motor-Airborne Battalion". It was then changed on 28 October 1993 to "7th Dragoon Coast Battalion" and finaly on 22 february 2000 to its current name. The flag itself was awarded in july 1996.
Marc Pasquin, 26 September 2004

That's no dragon, that's a wyvern (only two legs).
James Dignan, 26 September 2004

The motto is "Nugalësim arba Žűsim" (without the lithuanian characters "Nugalesim arba Zusim", which literally translates to "We will defeat [them] or we will die."
Rimas V. Janusonis, 26 December 2004


Grand Duke Gediminas Headquarters Battalion

The flag of Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Headquarters Battalion (Lietuvos didžiojo kunigaikšcio Gedimino štabo batalionas), can be seen at Lithuanian Ministry of Defence website..
Anon., 6 October 2003 and Miles Li, 3 July 2009


Military UFE Flags


image located by Esteban Rivera, 01 April 2015

In this link of official website of the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania, titled "Major General Jonas Vytautas ˇukas was inaugurated as Chief of Defence of Lithuania for a five-year tenure at a formal ceremony at the Cathedral Square of Vilnius, 24 July, 2014", one can see a picture with three military flags during this parade. Can someone help identify them?
Esteban Rivera, 01 April 2015