[1] From August to December 1919, the battalion fought against the Bolshevik Red Army from Salakas to Daugpilis.

[1] In July and August 1920, two of the 8th regiment's battalions guarded the demarcation line to the south of Trakai against Red Army units during the Polish–Soviet War.

[1] From 2 to 23 September 1920, the regiment fought against the Polish Army in the Battle of Suwałki.

In 1921, after the battles against the Poles ceased, the regiment was stationed in Šėta, and then moved to the permanent dislocation in Šiauliai.

[2] On 29 July 1929, the regiment was given the flag with the inscription of "Drąsa, ištvermė ir Tėvynės meilė tevadovauja mums" (May Bravery, Endurance and Love of the Fatherland lead us).