1st Hussar Regiment (Lithuania)

[1] In the autumn of 1918, the first Lithuanian military units, including cavalry squadrons, began to be formed for the struggle for Lithuania's independence.

On April 1, a gendarme squad of 40 selected soldiers was formed from both squadrons to maintain order in Kaunas' garrison.

[1] As the situation on the fronts deteriorated, a 4th Squadron (commander J. Kalino, an officer of Lithuanian Tartar origin) was formed.

[1] Six officers and 48 soldiers of the regiment were awarded the Order of the Cross of Vytis for excellence in combat.

[1] The regiment was given the privilege of the monogram JR with a ducal crown, which were written on the epaulettes of the soldiers' uniforms.

[1] In 1931, the hussars were the first in the Lithuanian army to have used Jonušas Radvila's monogram "JR" with a ducal crown as a distinctive sign on their epaulettes.