Tomb of Žemaičiai military district partisans in Ylakiai Žemaičiai military district (Lithuanian: Žemaičių apygarda ) was 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.[ 1]
Leaders Name and surname Nom de guerre Since Till Adolfas Kubilius Balys, Radvila, Vaišvila 1945 March 1945 September Jonas Semaška Liepa , Rikis , Gaučas 1945 September 1946 April Fortūnatas Ašoklis Pelėda , Vilkas , Jonas , Silkoša 1946 May 1946 September Kazimieras Antanavičius Tauras 1946 September 1947 April Kazys Juozaitis Meteoras 1947 April 1947 October Juozas Ivanauskas Vygantas 1947 April 1947 October Vladas Montvydas Žemaitis 1948 March 1953 August
Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation LLKS Western Lithuania (Jūra) region Southern Lithuania (Nemunas) region Eastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region Žemaičiai military district Prisikėlimas military district Kęstutis military district Tauras military district Dainava military district Algimantas military district Vytautas military district Vytis military district Didžioji Kova military district Alka Maironis Vaidotas Vytautas Dzūkai Žalioji Tigras Krikštaponis Šatrija Duke Žvelgaitis Birutė Žalgiris Šarūnas Šarūnas Liūtas Briedis Kardas Juozapavičius Butageidis Geležinis vilkas Kazimieraitis Duke Margiris Lokys Lietuvos žalioji
References ^ "The partisan military districts of the Lithuanian freedom fighters". genocid.lt . Retrieved 15 September 2019 .
External links Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania The partisan military districts of the Lithuanian freedom fighters Vienui Vieni ("Utterly Alone") 2004 film about the Lithuanian Forest Brothers, based on the real life events of Juozas Lukša aka Juozas L. Daumantas War Chronicle of the Partisans – Chronicle of Lithuanian partisans, June 1944 – May 1949, prepared by Algis Rupainis Forest Brothers – Fight for the Baltics – official YouTube channel of NATO, 2017