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Kaunas ( / ˈkaʊnəs /; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊˑnɐs] ⓘ; previously known in English as Kovno, also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a ...
Kaunas Castle was unsuccessfully defended by Vaidotas. Vaidotas ( fl. 1362) was a son of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. In reliable historical sources he is mentioned only twice: as defender of Kaunas Castle in 1362 and as ruler of Navahrudak. [1] [2] Due to very limited information, his life is subject to wide-ranging theories by historians.
The temporary capital of Lithuania ( Lithuanian: Laikinoji sostinė) was the official designation of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania during the interwar period. It was in contrast to the declared capital in Vilnius, which was part of Poland from 1920 until 1939. Currently, the term temporary capital, despite being factually out of date, is ...
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02:30 – A small TV studio from Kaunas came on air unexpectedly. A technician of the family program that usually broadcast from Kaunas once a week was on the air, calling for anyone who could help to broadcast to the world in as many different languages as possible about the Soviet army and tanks killing unarmed people in Lithuania.
The Battle of Kiauneliškis was fought on March 11–13, 1945 between the Lithuanian partisans and Soviet forces. The Lithuanians were entrenched in two large bunkers and refused to surrender. After three days of fighting, both bunkers were destroyed with heavy casualties on both sides.
Break Free (song) " Break Free " is a song by American singer Ariana Grande, featuring Russian-German music producer Zedd. It was released by Republic Records on July 2, 2014 as the second single from Grande's second studio album, My Everything (2014). It was written by Savan Kotecha and its producers Zedd and Max Martin.
The Kaunas massacre of October 29, 1941, also known as the Great Action, was the largest mass murder of Lithuanian Jews. [1] By the order of SS- Standartenführer Karl Jäger and SS- Rottenführer Helmut Rauca, the Sonderkommando under the leadership of SS- Obersturmführer Joachim Hamann, and 8 to 10 men from Einsatzkommando 3, murdered 2,007 ...