LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Antrasis pasaulinis karas, 1939-1945 (World War II); Lenkija (Lenkijos karalystė. Kingdom of Poland. Poland); Lietuvos konsulatas Vilniuje; Motyvai; Vilnius; Įsteigimas; Consulate of Lithuania in Vilnius; Foundation; Lithuania; Lithuania's Consulate in Vilnius; Motives; Vilnius; World War II.
ENThe aim of this paper is to present all versions of the motives behind the establishment of the Consulate-General of Lithuania in Vilnius, which may be given today, and to answer the question why Lithuania needed a consulate in Vilnius in 1939. The study was carried out by means of analytical and descriptive methods, as well as comparative method applied to sources and literature. [Extract, p. 114]