thumb|The flag on a 1960 stamp marking the 20th anniversary of the Lithuanian SSR.

The flag of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic was first adopted by the Lithuanian SSR in 1940, following the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. It was a red flag with the national name and a hammer and sickle in the upper canton. The flag in use from 1953 to 1988 was a red flag with the golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star in its upper canton with a white thin stripe and green thick band on the bottom.

History

During the Lithuanian–Soviet War, the pro-Soviet forces used a plain red flag that was adopted by the short-lived Lithuanian SSR (1918–1919) and Lithuanian–Belorussia SSR puppet states.

Following the Soviet occupation, the newly established Lithuanian SSR adopted a new national flag on 30 July 1940. The flag was red with the Latin characters LIETUVOS TSR (Lithuanian SSR in the Lithuanian language) in gold sans-serif typeface in the upper canton, and a gold hammer and sickle below the text.

See also

  • Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Flag of Lithuania

References

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