Early in 1940 Lithuania was attacked by the Red army. and in a short time independent Lithuania had ceased to exist. The country was quickly overrun. and many Lithuanian leaders who could not escape were arrested by Soviet authorities. These arrests and imprisonments extended to all ranks and classes of the people. and before long Lithuanians by the tens of thousands were imprisoned. Then all those apprehended and under arrest were placed into freight cars and deported to Asiatic parts of the Soviet Union. Thus began. early in 1940. the illegal seizure of Lithuania by the Soviet Union. and the enslavement and deportation of Lithuanians 25 years ago.
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