Kingdom of Lithuania

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Lithuania is a good sized country in Eastern Europe, It is a Constituitional Monarchy with a powerful monarch compared to other monarchies of its type. It is ruled by the house of Württenburg from the still unpopular Vyatautas II despite his victory in the Second Weltkrieg. Lithuania was completely occupied during the Second Weltkreig and was faced with brutal fighting through much of the war as Russia struggled to advance through and later hold Lithuania. Lithuania forms a bulwark against russian aggression along with Ukraine and thus holds a larger military than expected for such a small country. Lithuania was established after the fires of the First Weltkrieg after witch it was established as a german puppet. Lithuania was on the side of the Reichspakt during the Second Weltkrieg and was able to maintain independence from Russia. The same cannot be said for Belarus witch has had some land seeded to Lithuania. Lithuania is a member of both the Reichspakt and Mitteleuropa.

## History

Lithuania at the start of 1936 was in an unenviable position compared to Poland and Ukraine. It had a deeply unpopular monarch who did not want to rule the country, and a still very powerful popular movement for independence. This rumbling underneath greatly affected Lithuanian politics and caused the election of the Christian Democrat Steponas Kairys in 1937. He would then immediately establish his reforms to try and organize the different enthnicities within Lithuania into feeling like one people. In this endeavor he would be successful and his reforms would end up saving face for Vyatautas. But soon the recovering situation would be smashed with the Second Weltkrieg where Lithuania was on the receiving end of the Russian Offensive. Lithuanian troops would desperately take place in the Battle of Minsk where Russian troops breezed past and destroyed the Belarusian government. The United Baltic Duchy would fall next to the Russian Offensive and finally Lithuania would fall too. Lithuania would fall prey to the Russian Offensive in 1942 but with the entry of the Danubian Federation into the war along with Danish reinforments Lithuania's situation would be stabilized. Over the next few years the Russians would put more and more stock into knocking out Lithuania and advancing to Koningsburg where the Russians were to declare victory. Thus in late 1943 Lithuania would fall into exile. However after the battle of Koningsburg wasted away most of Russia's forces the German forces would push through and liberate all of Lithuania. In the Aftermath of the war Lithuania had been given much of Belarus's old land but now it was faced with the daunting challenge of rebuilding. Lithuania is in turmoil internally with a provisional government that has lasted since 1937 and a still deeply unpopular king. Despite this with help from Germany and with the unstable position in Russia the future of Lithuania could be a bright one, or it could collapse into civil strife.

## Military

Lithuania's military is small compared to the juggernaut of Germany, but for nations of its size Lithuania's military is something to look up towards. Its army is massive compared to that of Romania or Serbia, and while its navy and Air Force are lackluster, this is mostly provided by proximity to Germany.

### Army

Lithuanias army is fairly large and for good reason. The scars of the Second Weltkreig has left a taste in the mouth of most of the members of the Reichspakt that a large military and buffer states are needed to maintain peace. Lithuania is one such buffer state and it's membership in the Reichspakt enforces that. Thus Lithuania is required to maintain a large military lest the Russians come knocking again.

### Navy

Lithuania has such a small coastline that its navy is even smaller, only comprised of a couple of patrol boats Lithuania does not have the need to invest much in its navy.

### Air Force

While Lithuania had built an air force during the war, much of this has been scrapped for the reconstruction effort in Vilnius. Despite this Lithuania still maintains a small air force mostly for defensive purposes.