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Tauras Military District
Tauras military district (also Tauras partisans military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945–1951 in the Suvalkija ethnographic region – counties of Marijampolė, Šakiai, Vilkaviškis and in the left bank of the Nemunas river in counties of Alytus and Kaunas. One of the most important partisan districts. It is named after aurochs The aurochs (''Bos primigenius'') ( or ) is an extinct cattle species, considered to be the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. With a shoulder height of up to in bulls and in cows, it was one of the largest herbivores in the Holocen ... - ''tauras'' in Lithuanian. Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandras Grybinas
Aleksandras is a Lithuanian male given name derived from Alexander. People with this name include: *Alexander Jagiellon (1461–1506), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland *Aleksandras Abišala (born 1955), former Prime Minister of Lithuania *Aleksandras Ambrazevičius (born 1953), Lithuanian politician *Aleksandras Antipovas (born 1955), long distance runner *Aleksandras Dičpetris (1906–1968), Lithuanian poet and educator *Aleksandras Lileikis (1907–2000), Lithuanian Holocaust perpetrator *Aleksandras Fromas-Gužutis (also known as Gužutis; 1822–1900), Lithuanian writer *Aleksandras Machtas (1892–1972), chess master *Aleksandras Plechavičius (1897–1942), Lithuanian military officer *Aleksandras Stulginskis (1885–1969), President of Lithuania *Aleksandras Štromas Alexander Shtromas ( lt, Aleksandras Štromas; 4 April 1931 in Kaunas, Lithuania – 12 June 1999 in Chicago) was a prominent Lithuanian political scientist, dissident, professor and author. Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didžioji Kova Military District
Didžioji Kova military district (''The Great Fight partisan military district'') - is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945 - 1950 in the counties of Vilnius, Kaunas and Ukmergė Ukmergė (; previously ''Vilkmergė''; pl, Wiłkomierz) is a city in Vilnius County, Lithuania, located northwest of Vilnius, with a population of about 20,000. Etymology and variant names The city took its original name ''Vilkmergė'' from th .... Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytis Military District
Vytis military district (also Vytis partisan military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1944–1953 in the counties of Panevėžys and Ukmergė as well in some parts of the Kėdainiai Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population is 23, ... county. The military district consisted of two territorial detachments (''rinktinė'') named ''Briedis'' and ''Krištaponis''. Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Military District
Vytautas military district (also Vytautas partisan military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945–1951 in the counties of Švenčionys, Utena and Rokiškis. It is named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas Vytautas (c. 135027 October 1430), also known as Vytautas the Great ( Lithuanian: ', be, Вітаўт, ''Vitaŭt'', pl, Witold Kiejstutowicz, ''Witold Aleksander'' or ''Witold Wielki'' Ruthenian: ''Vitovt'', Latin: ''Alexander Vitoldus'', O .... Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algimantas Military District
Algimantas military district (also Algimantas partisan military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1947-1950 in the counties of Panevėžys and Rokiškis Rokiškis () is a city in northeastern Lithuania with a population of about 14,400. History The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares ( Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "- .... The military district consisted of the territorial units - detachments (''rinktinė'') - ''Šarūnas'', ''Kunigaikštis Margiris'' (Duke Margiris), ''Žalioji'' (Green). Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dainava Military District
Dainava military district (also Dainava partisans military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945–1951 in the counties of Alytus, Lazdijai and Varėna in Dainava (Dzūkija). The most significant battles: on May 17, 1945, in the Kalniškės Forest of the Simnas rural district in the Alytus district (44 partisans killed, about 400 NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. ... intruders killed); on June 14, 1945, in the Varčia Forest of the Daugai rural district (40 partisans killed or were arrested, about 176 NKVD intruders were killed). Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kęstutis Military District
Kęstutis military district (also Kęstutis partisans military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1946–1959 in the counties of Tauragė, Raseiniai, Jurbarkas, Šiauliai, Joniškis, partially - Kėdainiai and Kaunas. Military district was named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania Kęstutis Kęstutis ( la, Kinstut, ; – 3 or 15 August 1382) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He was the Duke of Trakai and governed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1342–1382, together with his brother Algirdas (until 1377), and with his nephew Jogaila .... Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisikėlimas Military District
Prisikėlimas (''Resurrection'') military district - was a military district of Lithuanian partisans which comprised Šiauliai, Joniškis, partially - Kėdainiai, Panevėžys and Raseiniai Raseiniai (; Samogitian: ''Raseinē'') is a city in Lithuania. It is located on the south eastern foothills of the Samogitians highland, some north from the Kaunas–Klaipėda highway. History Grand Duchy of Lithuania Raseiniai is one of th ... counties. Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žemaičiai Military District
Žemaičiai military district (Žemaičiai partisans military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945–1953 in the counties of Telšiai, Kretinga, Mažeikiai, and some parts of Tauragė county. It is named after ethnographic region of Lithuania - Samogitia Samogitia or Žemaitija ( Samogitian: ''Žemaitėjė''; see below for alternative and historical names) is one of the five cultural regions of Lithuania and formerly one of the two core administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .... Leaders Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation References {{Reflist External linksGenocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters
Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters or Movement for the Struggle for Lithuanian Freedom ( lt, Lietuvos laisvės kovos sąjūdis or LLKS) was a resistance organization of the Lithuanian partisans, waging a guerrilla war against the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. The organization was established on February 10, 1949, during a meeting of all partisan commanders in Minaičiai village. Jonas Žemaitis (codename ''Vytautas'') was elected as the chairman of its presidium. On February 16, the 31st anniversary of the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania, the Union adopted a declaration proclaiming itself to be the supreme political and military authority in Lithuania. In 1996, after Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Seimas (parliament) recognized the declaration as an official act of the Republic of Lithuania and Žemaitis as President of Lithuania The President of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas) is the head of state o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juozas Jankauskas
Juozas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, a shortened version of Juozapas, which in turn is the equivalent of English ''Joseph''. List of people named Juozas *Juozas Adomaitis-Šernas (1859–1922), Lithuanian scientific writer and book smuggler during the Lithuanian press ban * Juozas Ambrazevičius (1903–1974), Lithuanian literary historian, better known for his political career and nationalistic views * Juozas Bagdonas (1911–2005), Lithuanian painter *Juozas Balčikonis (1885–1969), Lithuanian linguist and teacher, who helped standardize the Lithuanian language *Juozas Barzda-Bradauskas (1896–1953), Lithuanian Army brigadier genera *Juozas Bernatonis (born 1953), Lithuanian jurist and politician *Juozas Bernotas (born 1989), Lithuanian windsurfer *Juozas Budraitis (born 1940), Soviet and Lithuanian actor *Juozas Dringelis (born 1935), Lithuanian politician *Juozas Gabrys (1880–1951), Lithuanian politician and diplomat *Juozas Girnius (1915–1994), Lithuanian philoso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
