Artilerijos karininkų vinjetės Trakų istorijos muziejaus rinkiniuose

LTIšmėginta mūšių laukuose dar XIV a. II pusėje, artilerija bėgant metams darėsi vis svarbesnė, kol galiausiai be nuožmaus „karo dievo“ – ugnies – pagalbos neapsieidavo jokia save gerbianti armija. Tai ypač išryškėjo XIX a. karuose, o labiausiai – Pirmajame pasauliniame kare (1914–1918), kai puolamieji veiksmai tapo beveik neįmanomi be galingų artilerijos parengimų, palaikiusių kitas sausumos kariuomenės rūšis. Dauguma karininkų, kurie kūrė Lietuvos kariuomenę, buvo Pirmojo pasaulinio karo dalyviai, apkasuose išgyvenę stiprius apšaudymus, gerai supratę artilerijos reikšmę ir jos poreikį naujai kuriamoje kariuomenėje. 2012 metais Trakų istorijos muziejus įsigijo 17 fotovinječių rinkinį su Tarpukario Lietuvos kariuomenės karininkų ir karo valdininkų portretais. Patyrinėjus šių karininkų biografijas, paaiškėjo, kad tai yra vientisas fotonuotraukų komplektas, o visi jame įamžinti karininkai savo laiku tarnavo Lietuvos kariuomenės artilerijos daliniuose. [Iš straipsnio, p. 51]

ENThis year we commemorate the proclamation of the Act of Independence of Lithuania of 16th February 1918 and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Independent Lithuanian Republic. In the same year, the Lithuanian Armed Forces were established, whose one type of weapons was artillery. Since the second half of the 14th century, the artillery in Lithuania has been playing a significant role and each army could not do without this type of weaponry. This was especially seen during the wars of 19th century, and especially in World War I (1914– 1918), where without the backing of powerful artillery, the attacks of land forces became impossible. The majority of officers – the founders of Lithuanian Armed Forces – were the participants of World War I, who survived strafes in trenches and who perfectly understood the importance of artillery for newly formed army. In 2012, Trakai History Museum acquired the collection of 17 photo vignettes with the portraits of the officers of interwar Lithuanian Armed Forces. After analyzing the biographies of these officers, it was found that all of them served in the artillery units of Lithuanian Armed Forces. They are not only the officers of lineup but also the military servicemen, military doctors, and vets serving in the artillery units. Below each portrait, each officer’s name, surname, rank, and the date of the beginning of service in the army are indicated. The vignettes were made c. 1929–1930, as one of the expressions of patriotic events of Vytautas the Great year. It is assumed that the vignettes were the part of the album featuring the history of the artillery units of Lithuanian Army Forces between 1919 and 1929. However, the year of 1929 is not a limit, as the majority of officers depicted in the vignettes continued their military service in later years, i.e. until the destruction of Lithuanian Armed Forces in 1940. [From the publication]

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