16th Rifle Division
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The 16th Rifle Division was a formation in the Red Army created during World War II. The division was formed twice, and was given the title 'Lithuanian' during its second formation.
Soldiers of the former Lithuanian Army, liberated from the Lithuanian Rifle Corps of the Red Army, warmly greeted in Vilnius during the June Uprising, 1941
Soldiers of the 16th Rifle Division participating in fighting in the Oryol Oblast in the summer of 1943
Soldiers of the 16th Rifle Division marching through the village of Stoniškiai in October 1944
Lithuanian SSR leadership in the 16th 'Lithuanian' Rifle Division, including Antanas Sniečkus, Vladas Karvelis, Justas Paleckis, June 1943
Baltic operation
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The Baltic strategic defensive operation encompassed the operations of the Red Army from 22 June to 9 July 1941 conducted over the territories of Soviet-occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia in resp
German troops after crossing the Neman (Memel) into the Lithuanian SSR, 22 June 1941
German soldiers and local women in Riga, Latvia