Those who had any conrection with the civil service. police. or army were rounded up and. if escaping summary execution. were placed into concentration camps for the duration of the war. The numbers are staggering. On June 14. 1940. 30.000 members of Lithuanias intelligensia were deported to Siberia and another 5.000 were executed. Many more were to be die of exposure on the long march to Siberia. It is estimated that 100.000 were forced to emigrate during the Soviet occupation. an occupation that only lasted 7 days. One week after the Soviets committed their genocide. the Nazis moved in and reduced the population even further. World War II had a devastating effect on the Baltic peoples as their combined populations were reduced by 10 percent or 850.000 people.
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