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Kazimieras Antanavičius (officer)
Kazimieras Antanavičius may refer to: * Kazimieras Antanavičius (officer), partisan in the military of Lithuania, recipient of the Order of the Cross of Vytis *Kazimieras Antanavičius (economist) Kazimieras Antanavičius (25 November 1937 – 16 April 1998) was a Lithuanian economist and politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and member of the Seimas. Biography Antanavičius was born in Balsė ...
(1937–1998), signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania in 1990 {{hndis, Antanavicius ...
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Order Of The Cross Of Vytis
The Order of the Cross of Vytis () is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defence of Lithuania's freedom and independence. November 23 is a holiday in honour of the Order of the Cross of Vytis. History Interwar period Rejected initial design The order was first established on 30 July 1919 as the Cross for the Homeland (''Kryžius "Už Tėvynę"'') when the newly established Lithuanian Army was engaged in the Lithuanian–Soviet War. The initial design was based on the Polish Virtuti Militari with an addition of crossed swords, but no such crosses were actually produced. At the time of the Polish–Lithuanian War, the design was criticized for following Polish traditions. New version On 26 November 1919, the design was changed to the Cross of the Jagiellons, one of the varieties of the Cross of Lorraine found on the Coat of arms of Lithuania. On 3 February 1920, the name was changed to the Cross of Vytis. The order had two types: the first type had th ...
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