Many were volunteers, particularly recruited from the former paramilitary nationalistic Union of Lithuanian Riflemen (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Šaulių Sąjunga) organization.
Mange meldte sig frivilligt specielt rekrutteret fra den tidligere, paramilitære, nationalistiske organisation ”Forenede lituaiske skytter” (litauisk: Lietuvos Šaulių Sąjunga).