Riflemen – Insurgents of June 1941: Case Study of Kretinga District Cover Image

Šauliai – 1941 m. birželio sukilėliai: Kretingos apskrities atvejis
Riflemen – Insurgents of June 1941: Case Study of Kretinga District

Author(s): Živilė Girdžiūtė
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: 15th Kretinga Riflemen’s Team, June Uprising, Kretinga district, Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union, World War II

Summary/Abstract: Based on the sources of the Lithuanian Central State Archives and the Lithuanian Special Archives, the article seeks to investigate the tactical–geographical dislocation of the network of the15th Kretinga Riflemen’s Team and the 1941 anti-Soviet insurgent groups of Kretinga district; it reviews the process of restoration of organizational and administrative authorities of the insurgent groups of Kretinga district, reveals the constitution of the staffs and commands of the 1941 insurgent groups in Kretinga district and presents the statistics of the 1941 insurgents – riflemen of Kretinga district and the procurement of armament.

  • Issue Year: 94/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-22
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Lithuanian