Coveted by the Soviet Government. it was unable to withstand the overpowering pressures from the Kremlin. World War 11 gave Russia the excuse to annex once more the Lithuanian homeland. This time the Soviet Union directed a plan to destroy. as much as possible. Lithuanian nationality. By executing several thousand nationals and deporting many more thousands and by settling Russians in this conquered territory. the hegemony of the Lithuanians was broken. The spirit of the people lived on. though. carried throughout the free world by those who fled to freedom. Those Lithuanians who settled in the United States were soon integrated as a part of the American community.
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