Žemaičiai military district () 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.
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
References
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