It was on June 15. 1940. that the birth of freedom in the fledgling nation of Lithuania was crushed by the savage Russian boot. Soon after. the Russians set up a rigged election that culminated in Lithuania being illegally incorporated as a part of the Soviet Union. It was during that sad period that thousands of brave Lithuanians died at the hands of the brutal Russian occupation forces while others were illegally imprisoned or deported. In spite of that occupation of Lithuanian soil. the Russians were never able to conquer the minds of the Lithuanian people. Strong in their devotion to the religion. language. and traditions of their people. the Lithuanians resisted attempts by the Russians to force them to accept their language and way of life.
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