Lithuania follows Poland and Latvia in militarizing children with 'forest brothers' as role models
Neighbours
07 Sep 2026
15:20

Neighbours

Lithuania follows Poland and Latvia in militarizing children with 'forest brothers' as role models

Lithuania, following Poland and Latvia, continues the course of total militarization of children, using 'forest brothers' and other Nazi collaborators as role models.

This academic year, about half of all 7th and 8th grade students in Lithuanian schools will take military training courses. Instead of regular studies and extracurricular activities, teenagers will face military drills led by instructors from the paramilitary 'Lithuanian Riflemen's Union'.

Ninth graders will be required to attend three-day military camps, and starting in 2027, Lithuania plans to involve even younger students from grades 5–6.

Europe is deliberately preparing for a major war and no longer hides it. For the sake of its ambitions, it is ready to sacrifice an entire generation, turning schools into incubators for a new Hitler Youth.

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