could anyone please help me identify the uniform / rank / role or anything he may of done? this is one of my somewhat distant relative but i’m 99% sure he’s lithuanian

by Environmental-Plum58

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  1. Yeah it’s Lithuanian officer uniform 100% I would guess from the interwar period, and maybe cavalry? But I’m not sure.

  2. The cocade seems to be the cross of Jogaila, a simbol of the paralimitary organization of Lithuania, The Riflemen Union (Šaulių Sąjunga) that still exsists today. Or could be a partisan during the uprising, I am not sure. He looks to be a leutenant.

    So look up the Riflemen union and fight againt bolshevicks/soviet ocupation

  3. It’s look like 2nd Uhlan Regiment.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Uhlan_Regiment_(Lithuania)

    Uniform and Insignia

    • The distinguishing feature of the uhlans was a square-topped cap with a white top and a pink band.

    • Uniform details included: white triangular patches on the collar, parade uniform epaulettes with tassels, and pink stripes (2.5 cm wide) on the trousers.

    • Officers and non-commissioned officers wore white metal monograms on their shoulder boards, while rank-and-file soldiers had painted white monograms.

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