Lithuanian Forest Brothers
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The Lithuanian Forest Brothers were anti-Soviet partisans who waged a guerrilla resistance campaign in Lithuania after World War II, fighting against Soviet occupation and repression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian Forest Brothers canonical | 1 |
| Lithuanian partisans (Forest Brothers) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | anti-Soviet partisan movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt | restoration of independent Lithuania ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lithuanian partisans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
miško broliai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | forests of Lithuania ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Day of Partisans in Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | post-World War II anti-Soviet resistance in Lithuania ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Lithuanian post-Soviet historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1950s ⓘ |
| enemy |
MGB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NKVD NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced |
deportations of supporters to Siberia
ⓘ
mass arrests ⓘ |
| foughtFor | independence of Lithuania ⓘ |
| hadSupportFrom | segments of rural Lithuanian population ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Soviet re-occupation of Lithuania in 1944
ⓘ
World War II aftermath in the Baltic states ⓘ |
| ideology |
Lithuanian nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| language | Lithuanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementGoal | end of Soviet rule in Lithuania ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
armed resistance peak around 1945–1947
ⓘ
gradual suppression by Soviet security forces by early 1950s ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Soviet occupation of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sovietization of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Forest Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Soviet security services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | freedom fighters in modern Lithuania ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary films about Baltic resistance
ⓘ
memorials in Lithuania ⓘ scholarly research on anti-Soviet resistance ⓘ |
| used |
clandestine communication networks
ⓘ
underground bunkers ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
ambushes
ⓘ
assassinations of collaborators ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| usedWarfareStyle |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
partisan warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lithuanian partisans (Forest Brothers)