Povilas Lukšys was the first Lithuanian Army soldier who died for the independence of Lithuania in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence.
Monument to Povilas Lukšys in Taučiūnai
Povilas Lukšys on a stamp celebrating the jure recognition of Lithuania by other countries in 1922
The Order of the Cross of Vytis is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defence of Lithuania's freedom and independence. November 23 is a holiday in honour of the Order of the Cross of
Sash, badge, and star of the Order of the Cross of Vytis
Antanas Smetona wearing the interwar Cross of Vytis, alongside other awards