Open AccessVokiečių masonų karinės ložės Lietuvoje 1916–1918 metais
Author(s) -
Vytautas Petronis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lietuvos istorijos metraštis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2538-6549
pISSN - 0202-3342
DOI - 10.33918/25386549-202101004
Subject(s) - sword , german , guard (computer science) , humanism , national guard , history , ancient history , political science , archaeology , law , engineering , public administration , computer science , mechanical engineering , programming language
ANNOTATION. The article offers a brief overview of German military Masonic lodges, theirorigin, evolution, and the attitude towards the war, which were known to foster humanistic principles. Two military lodges, the German Guard on the River Nemunas (Deutsche Wacht an der Memel), and Vilnius for the Flaming Sword (Wilna zum Flammenden Schwert), which operated in present-day Lithuania from 1916 to 1918, are subjected to a detailed analysis. The aim of the study is to offer some information about the two specific and little-known branches of the German Freemasonry on the foreign soil.KEYWORDS: First World War, Vilnius, Kaunas, Freemasons, military lodges.