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Vilnius Military School

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In 1874, the number of cadets increased to 300. Since many applicants had poor knowledge of basic subjects, the school had a preparatory class from 1877 to 1885. In 1881, the school constructed barracks and an Eastern Orthodox church named after
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and about 230 were promoted to generals. After World War I, 21 alumni became Ministers of Defense or commanders of the national armies of the newly independent Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland.
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and each district established a cadet school. Completion of a cadet school became mandatory for recruits and from 1875 for drafted men if they wanted to be promoted to officers.
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and operated there in 1915–1918. In total, about 10,500 men graduated from the school, many becoming prominent military leaders and commanders in the post-war Eastern Europe.
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officers. About 35 cadets were organized into a special equestrian platoon. When the section was closed in 1885, the students were sent to cavalry schools in
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41 by 41 millimetres (1.6 in × 1.6 in) in size. The cross is covered in black and white enamel. The top arm depicts royal monograms of Tsars
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The graduate badge was established in 1915. Depending on available funds, it was either silver of bronze. It is a
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The Vilnius Junker Infantry School was officially established on 29 October 1864 by the command of the
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In 53 years, the school educated 68 classes of about 10,500 officers. About 340 men were awarded the
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Former building of the military school (present-day Faculty of Chemistry and Geology of
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The school had two badges – one for cadets and the other for graduates.
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The poor preparation of the Russian army became evident during the
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The cadet badge was established in 1910. The averse depicted
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Vilnius University
Russian
Russian
non-commissioned officers
Imperial Russian Army
Vilnius
podpraporshchiks
World War I
Poltava
Crimean War
Dmitry Milyutin
Minister of War
military districts
Vilnius Military District
junkers
Cossack
Yelisavetgrad
Novocherkassk
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
podpraporshchiks
Order of St. George
World War I
Poltava

coat of arms of Russia
coat of arms of Lithuania
enamel
Russian

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