Lietuvos kariuomenės karo policija 1919–1940 metais

ENOn 15 March 1919, a Military (outdoor) Militia Company was formed with the aim of being the auxiliary force to the public militia; on July 18, it was transformed into a County band of soldiers. On 1 December 1919, the Military (outdoor) Militia team was formed. This was followed by the establishment of the Military (outdoor) Militia School on 1 January 1920, which was directly subordinate to the Kaunas Military Commandant’s Headquarters. On 1 October 1924, the school was renamed the Military Police School. Initially, the school did not have a permanent location but in 1922, the school and the barracks moved to barracks in Žaliakalnis neighbourhood, where they remained until the disestablishment of the school. The school staff teaching was composed of soldiers and civilians all of whom worked in different ways to ensure the proper functioning of the Military Police School. The internal life of the school was regulated by individual schedules and various instructions, which defined the internal life and organisation of military service based on compliance with the internal rules. The structure of the Military Police School had been changed twice due to increases in the number of soldiers and expanded functions. Professional military police officers were assigned as training officers, thus ensuring law and order among the soldiers. Soldiers were selected for service according to specific criteria. The training programme was based on the diverse training of military police officers by providing them not only with theoretical knowledge and practical skills, but also with general education. Soldiers of the military school wore infantry uniforms with the unique badge of the Military Police Service. The equipment of soldiers of the military school was assembled under the general requirements of infantry, whereas the armament was specifically established to carry out military police service.During their time at the Military Police School soldiers engaged in a wide range of duties. Soldiers had: to be on guard, to be combat ready, to patrol, ensure security, carry out pre-trial actions, execute specific tasks and fulfil various service orders. The combination of military service with civil actions ensured the participation of soldiers in many significant public and other types of events. Soldiers of the military school had the right to leisure organised on the grounds of educational training using the time for comprehensive training of soldiers. The Military Police School functioned until 11 November 1940 when, due to the Soviet occupation, it was disbanded using common criteria for the dissolution of the Lithuanian Army. [From the publication]