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Šiauliai in the Darkness of Nazism
On June 23, 1941, the so-called uprising of June took place, which was used by the new authorities of the occupants’ troops, entering Lithuania three days later. The first Soviet occupation was short and not very successful, and Germ... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Šiauliai at the End of the Second World War
When the Second World War was approaching its end, the location of establishment of Šiauliai became fatal again. From the very beginning of the city’s establishment, the city was criss-crossed by strategically important roads, first... Read more
31
Jan
2018
Organization of Resistance to the Returning Occupant
Still during the war, Šiauliai city was involved in the resistance to the returning Soviet Army. The townsmen were glad for riddance of the yoke of the Nazi, but were not planning to return to the embrace of a new-old occupant. First ... Read more
31
Jan
2018