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Kaunas pogrom in German-occupied Lithuania, June 1941. Photograph attributed to Wilhelm Gunsilius. [18]On June 22, 1941, the territory of the Lithuanian SSR was invaded by two advancing German army groups: Army Group North, which took over western and northern Lithuania, and Army Group Centre, which took over most of the Vilnius Region.
The first litas was introduced on 2 October 1922, replacing the ostmark and ostrubel, both of which had been issued by the occupying German forces during World War I. The ostmark was known as the auksinas in Lithuania. The litas was established at a value of 10 litų = 1 US dollar and was subdivided into 100-centų.
The region, which represented only about 5% of Lithuania's territory, contained a third of its industry. [7] Lithuania also lost its heavy investments in the port's infrastructure. About 10,000 refugees, mostly Jews, left the region and sought shelter and support from the Lithuanian government. [9]
The Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force (abbreviated LTDF; Lithuanian: Lietuvos vietinė rinktinė, LVR) was a short-lived Lithuanian volunteer military unit created with German support during the occupation of Lithuania during World War II with the stated intention of combatting the quickly approaching Red Army and Soviet and Polish insurgents, and thus ensure security in General District of ...
At the beginning of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, Lithuania remained a neutral country. However, after Poland's defeat, pressure intensified on Lithuania, which was forced to sign he mutual assistance pact of October 10, 1939, with the Soviet Union, making it a de facto Soviet protectorate. [4]
Eastern Front, June 1941-December 1941 Eastern Front, August 1943-December 1944. During World War II, Lithuania was occupied twice by the Soviet Union (1940–1941; post-1944) and once by Nazi Germany (1941–1944).
The June Uprising (Lithuanian: Birželio sukilimas) was a brief period in late June 1941 between the first Soviet and the Nazi occupations.. A year prior, on June 15, 1940, the Red Army occupied Lithuania and established the unpopular [5] Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, which silenced its critics and suppressed resistance with political repression and state terrorism.
Soviet occupation of Lithuania during World War II (1 C) Pages in category "Military history of Lithuania during World War II" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.