Historian Norman Davies summarized the situation: "the German army was supporting the Lithuanian nationalists, the Soviets were supporting the Lithuanian communists and the Polish Army was fighting them all."
Sejarawan Norman Davies merangkum situasi perang ini sebagai berikut: "angkatan darat Jerman mendukung kelompok nasionalis Lituania, Soviet mendukung komunis Lituania, dan Angkatan Darat Polandia melawan mereka semua."