In 1930’s, Colonel Kazys Škirpa served as Lithuania’s military attache in Berlin. His responsibilities included the representation of the Lithuanian Army, development and promotion of friendly relations between Lithuanian and German armies, and collection of information about the German army itself. However, very often during meetings with high ranking German military Staff officiers, Colonel K. Škirpa not only discussed political problems which had arisen between Lithuania and Germany, but also spoke of a joint military action against Poland. He attempted to gain support from Germany and the Soviet Union in Lithuania’s struggle to regain control of Vilnius region.
On one hand, Great Britain and especially France were, strongly backing Poland in an attempt to achieve normal diplomatic relations with her eastern neighbour. On the other hand, the Lithuanian goverment was rejecting any diplomatic relations with Poland until Vilnius region was returned. It was during time, that Lithuania looked to the German and Soviet goverments for diplomatic support in her push to re-establish rule over former Lithuanian capital.
In the early 1930’s, Germany turned its foreign policy towards open revision of the Versailles peace accord. Such a change in German policy directly affected Lithuania by raising sharp German–Lithuanian pleadings within International Tribunal in Hague over Lithuanian policy in Klaipėda region. Lithuanian–German relations were going to become worse.
Due to widespread mistrust between German and Lithuanian goverments, Colonel K. Škirpa made the suggestions that both Germany and Soviet Union should guarantee Lithuania’s independence and actively support Lithuania in her fight for Vilnius.
The article gives an overview of circumstances under which such K. Škirpa’s suggestion took place. It also deals with the consequences of which might have occurred if these suggestions had been accepted by the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry.
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