Past and future of Šiauliai Air Base
Šiauliai Air Base is one of the major airfields in the Baltics used by NATO.In 1931, an airfield was built specifically for Lithuanian Air Force. In 1940 airfield was placed at the disposal of the Red Army.After the Second World War, the airfield was expanded and specially transformed for the needs of Soviet aviation.In 1993, Russian troops were withdrawn from the territory of Lithuania.
