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
The Lithuanian People's Army were short-lived armed forces of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic following the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in June 1940. The army was formed by the Act of 3 July 1940 of the People's Government of Lithuania and replaced the Lithuanian Armed Forces of independent Lithuania. According to data from 1 June 1940, the army had 28,115 persons – 26,084 soldiers, 2,031 civil servants, and with the announcement of the mobilization it was possible to call 120,400 reserve troops. The army existed until 30 August 1940 before being transformed into the 29th Rifle Corps of the Red Army. Many Lithuanian soldiers and officers were repressed by arrests or executions for their anti-Soviet attitude.
Unit of the army meeting with members of the People's Seimas
Soldiers of the army carrying Soviet propaganda posters
Delegation of the army attending the session of the People's Seimas
Members of the People's Seimas meeting with soldiers of the army
