Demobilization and Remobilization of German and Lithuanian Paramilitaries after the First World War

Bibliographic Data

ID10074768
AuthorsTomas Balkelis (0000-0002-7712-4234, Vilnius University, Lithuania, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume50
Issue1
Pages38-57
Publication date2014-10-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022009414551101
OpenAlexW2164968261
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This article explores the dynamic relationship between demobilization and remobilization in Lithuania after 1918. Focusing on the formation of Lithuanian and German paramilitaries and their military roles in the postwar conflict, the article argues that their emergence was grounded in their experiences of the Russian revolution and demobilization. War veterans formed the nucleus of both groups but they were joined by new volunteers who saw the postwar conflict as an opportunity to fulfil their nationalist, anti-Bolshevik or revanchist aspirations. The paramilitaries played significant roles in state- and nation-building in the Baltic region

Ancient history · Archaeology · Demobilization · Economic history · German · Lithuanian · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · European history and politics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies

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