Fragment of the 4th Infantry Regiment rifle range wall in Kupiškis
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In 1936, the largest barracks complex in inter-war Lithuania was completed in Kupiškis. The barracks town, built in the modernist architectural style of the time, consisted of 12 buildings. After the completion of the town, the 4th Infantry Regiment Battalion and the 2nd Battery of the 1st Artillery Regiment were redeployed to Kupiškis Barracks.
Today, Kupiškis preserves not only the barracks buildings from the inter-war period, which are now adapted for civilian use, but also a fragment of the regimental firing range – a massive concrete wall. It is believed to be a shooting stand for bullets. At the stand, the regiment set up two rifle ramparts. A sculpture of a Lithuanian infantry soldier from the inter-war period is installed at the top of the concrete wall.
Used sources and references:
V. Jokubauskas "Life and Death in the Lithuanian Army 1918–1940." Klaipėda: Klaipėda University Press, 2023.
Col. Eng. Barzda "Modern Barracks. Our Guide", 1933, no. 100. p. 72 – 82.
