Nevertheless. the stoic Lithuanians were never defeated in spirit nor in their resolve to regain their independence and the nation was again free in 1918. Once again. freedom and independence were wrested from Lithuania and during World War II it became a pawn In the massive struggle between warring nations. During this tragic period. thousands of Lithuanians fled their native land while thousands more were deported to the Siberian wastes and countless others were killed and injured. Since the end of the Second World War. Lithuania has not been permitted to breathe free and has lived under the oppressive fist of Soviet domination.
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