Lithuanian Victims of Soviet Repressions - Augustinas Povilaitis, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Kazys Sku As, Me Islovas Reinys, Juozas Luk a (Paperback)

Chapters: Augustinas Povilaitis, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Kazys Sku as, Me islovas Reinys, Juozas Luk a, Jonas emaitis, Kazys Bizauskas, Donatas Malinauskas, Petras Klimas, Vladas Mironas, Benediktas Mikulis, Pranas Dovydaitis, Pranas Kon ius, Kazimierz Narutowicz. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Augustinas Povilaitis (February 24, 1900 in Paventys, Jurbarkas district July 12, 1941 in Moscow) was a captain of the Lithuanian Army and Director of the State Security Department of Lithuania. Together with Minister of the Interior Kazys Skuas, Povilaitis was a target of anti-Lithuanian Soviet propaganda in the days leading to the 1940 Soviet ultimatum and occupation of Lithuania. Right after the Red Army invaded Lithuania on June 15, 1940, Povilaitis was arrested, transported to Moscow, and executed in 1941. In 2006 he was awarded the Order of the Cross of Vytis. In 1919, Povilaitis volunteered for the Lithuanian Army and participated in the Lithuanian Wars of Independence with the Bermontians. In the army he rose to the rank of a captain. From 1920 to 1931 he worked as on officer in the security and criminal police. As a volunteer in the army, Povilaitis received 15 hectares (37 acres) of land in Giedriai village and established a farm. In 1931 he was appointed chief of the security police. As an extramural student, he obtained a high school diploma and enrolled to the Vytautas Magnus University in 1933. He graduated in 1939 with a degree in economics. In 1934, Povilaitis was promoted to the Director of the State Security Department. In this capacity he enforced the ban of the Communist Party of Lithuania, which made him unpopular with the Soviet Union. Povilaitis contributed articles to several newspaper and journals, including Lietuvos aidas, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=23543870