Lithuania thanks "forest brothers" 70 years after start of anti-Soviet guerilla war

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2014 m. august 8 d. 12:57

Juozas Lukša-Daumantas ir Kazimieras Pyplys-Audronis (pirmoje eilėje priklaupę) prieš žygį į Vakarus atsisveikina su Tauro apygardos partizanais. 1947 m. gruodžio 16 d. (Genocido aukų muziejaus nuotr.)

As Lithuania marks 70 years since the start of the guerilla war this summer, new initiatives are emerging in the country to pay tribute to the legacy of the "brothers of the forest", as anti-Soviet partisans were known, which has inspired many Lithuanians from artists to soldiers.

"We thank the brothers of the forest for the opportunity to live in Lithuania, to speak the Lithuanian language without fear, be able to travel wherever we want and to choose whom to vote for," famous musicians, politicians, public figures and members of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union said in tribute to the 1944-1953 armed resistance. They publ

Source: BNS