Lithuanian troops enter their former capital, Vilna (1939)

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Soviet troops marching out of Vilna, Lithuania, as Lithuanian troops march in after Stalin agrees to return their capital to them
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SLATE INFORMATION: Lithuanian Troops Enter Vilna
LITHUANIA: Vilna:
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LITHUANIAX Lithuanian troops enter Vilna
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World War II, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, war, Axis, Russian, army, Allied, Allies, Soviet Army, Red Army
Background: Soviet troops marching out of Vilna, Lithuania, as Lithuanian troops march in after Stalin agrees to return their capital to them
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[@sjcherno77]

This narrator explained the whole geopolitical big picture in less than a minute. Yes, this was a bone for Lithuania, but like Poland, they were also on the Soviet menu.

[@user-zx1pe6jp5i]

The Soviet menu was very vegetarian. Those Soviet barbarians built factories and kindergartens, schools and stadiums. And repressed, repressed. They were occupants. Do you remembered soldier patrols, the corfews, public executions? F*ck you! Now my Lithiuania is a half colonial protectorate like a african bantustan!

[@iPodiMaster]

Not Vilna, but Vilnius

[@Matas2005]

Yes. Stupid foreigners naming it weirdly.

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

it was called Vilna by the polish when they claimed borders

[@rebuzz6866]

@@heyimlithuanian1003 No, Polish name is Wilno, Vilna is English. The Vilna Governorate, it is translation from Russian Vilenskaya guberniya.

[@daMacadamBlob]

@@rebuzz6866 it’s vilna in yiddish too

[@slawka9474]

Vilnya, Vilnius, Wilno, all of the names are correct, tho in this context they indeed rather should call it Vilnius.

[@valdasendriulaitis50]

As a Lithuanian samogetian , I have to say that the English narrator was speaking the truth , we had a saying back then…Vilnius is ours and Lithuania is Russia’s is Russia’s. Our mistake was not excepting Germany’s offer in the event of war with Poland to join Germany and Germany would give back to Lithuania all the territory that the Polish took from Lithuania where is the Russians only gave Lithuania a third of the territory that Poland took from Lithuania. That situation we might’ve avoided being annexed by the Soviet union and as a defeated German ally ( like Hungry, Finland , Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia ) we would’ve had a communist government installed by Stalin but we wouldn’t of been annexed to the USSR.

[@ShidenJ]

Im from Lithuania Im prod of Lithuanian army

[@ShidenJ]

@J C that is Soviet Union propaganda

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

@J C it was to kick out the french administration witch was unpopular with the lithuanian poeple edit got it wrong

[@hansloyalitat9774]

@J C And what is bad about it? They saved us from the ruthless soviets

[@mieszkoherburt354]

​@@hansloyalitat9774 After all this ruthless soviets give you Vilnius, you should be grateFOOL to them. LMAO

[@hansloyalitat9774]

@@mieszkoherburt354 The germans treated us better they saved us from the communist pigs

[@alurban1105]

Now its time to take Gardinas and Lyda back

[@firepalmmy5933]

VIVA LA LIETUVA

[@LitNoah]

Me and boys kicking out the Poles after two beers

[@mikew.1913]

Interesting that the Lithuanian troops are wearing German style helmets.

[@puszkin33]

Chińczycy też takie nosili, bo to jeden z najlepszych hełmów

[@mieszkoherburt354]

Germany paid war compensation to Lithuania 9 months before the end of WWI. Where do you think the Lithuanians bought weapons and equipment for the Lithuanian army?

[@looinrims]

Great War surplus

[@jameslongstreet9259]

If only the Lithuanians knew....

[@Hen_Zing]

Soviet kiss of death, it was worth it for the loss of independence and the death of many Lithuanians?

[@Karke865]

either way would have gotten invaded by digsuting ruzzians

[@leitis820]

Soviet Union would have invaded anyways. Do you think it was only because of some troops inside of Lithuania?

[@mwl5]

They were forced into this

[@Oberschutzee]

Vilnius*

[@deigal]

Vilna in english

[@dmitrijusdeliusinas584]

Не долго музыка звучала

[@makaluzas]

Vilnius mūsų, o mes rusų

[@farfar6962]

September Lithuania get vilnius

[@AS-vo8vp]

Vilnius

[@kibabgaming]

Its called Vilnius. Not Vilna.

[@user-zi5cg9zm8s]

It's just in English

[@kipras4699]

Me and the boys kicking out Polish

[@drakonik_]

agreed

[@Matas2005]

agreed

[@rebuzz6866]

You, the communist Young Lithuanians, are getting lost in own lies. This are not Poles, this are the ethnic Old Lithuanians. You attacked and kinking out not the Poles, but Lithuanians.

[@rebuzz6866]

I'm a fascist ??? In the end it is you the Yung Lithuanians who are responsible for bringing the greatest tragedy into GDL and the collapse of the Commonwealth. It is tragic that non you don't realize what have you done and what really happened in 1918/22. Let take a look what is really hiding behind pictures in that movie. Lithuania become tiny and meaningless state, all Lithuanian intelligentsia exterminated, all of the property of Lithuanians looted, 100 years of poverty and hardship. All of that independence BS was and sill is only a cover up for the total collapse GDL.

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

@@rebuzz6866 "ethnic lithuanians" lol at least our tiny and meaningless state has somewhat readable letters

[@liltbfr]

lithunia is sick

[@user-zi5cg9zm8s]

In what way? the good way? I mean it's great since Vilnius is Lithuanian, was created by Lithuanians and has a big Lithuanian culture.

[@puszkin33]

Długo się nie nacieszyli

[@firepalmmy5933]

Zachodnia czesc polski jest niemiecka

[@_telum_3634]

​@@firepalmmy5933czyli według ciebie polska miała by być kadłubkiem? Dobrze że Polska ma zachodnie tereny które od dawna były SŁOWIAŃSKIE tylko szkoda że to nastąpiło w takich okolicznościach.

[@firepalmmy5933]

​@@_telum_3634 ???

[@mieszkoherburt354]

@@firepalmmy5933 Dzięki Bogu, że nie zachodnia część Polski.

[@user-zi5cg9zm8s]

yea but neither did 6-9 million polish people

[@PetrovFed]

Yes, and now Lithuanians don't like Stalin and USSR. Probably should have left them "independent". Without Wilno and Memelland/Klaipėda.

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

shouldve left warsaw to the germans i guess

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

@J C yeah no joke poland was apart of russia too

[@heyimlithuanian1003]

@J C 1st polish republic was the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth doofus

[@laimonas3797]

@J C do you even know what the 1st polish republic is?.......

[@laimonas3797]

@J C yeah and all of russia once belonged to mongol empire