 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kugadziridzwa kwezvinyorwa zvakavanzika zveMolotov-Ribbentrop Chibvumirano cha1939 chakagovera Lithuania kunharaunda yeSoviet yesimba, uye yakatorwa neUSSR muna June 1940. Nhare yacho yakazoshandiswa kuitisa kubvunzurudza uye kugara vasungwa vezvematongerwe enyika. Chibvumirano chacho chakatyorwa apo Germany yakapinda muUSSRmusi waJune 22, 1941. Mauto eGermany akapinda muKaunas musi waJune 24. Nhare Yechitanhatu yakava musasa wevasungwa vehondo wevarwi veRed Army. Vagari vechiJudha veKaunas vaiverengwa pakati pe35 000 ne40 000; vashoma chete ndivo vaizopona muHolocaust muLithuania. VaNazi, vachitsigirwa nemauto okuLithuania, vakatanga kuuraya vaJudha. Musi waJuly 6, vachitungamirirwa nemauto eS.S., mapurisa okuLithuania akauraya vaJudha vanenge 3 000 paSeventh Fort. Musi waAugust 18, mune zvakazozivikanwa sechiito chevakangwara, vaJudha vanopfuura 1.800 vakapfurwa paFort Fourth. Musi waOctober 28, Chiito Chikuru chakaitika - vagari veKaunas Ghetto vakashevedzwa, uye varume, vakadzi nevana vanopfuura 9 000 vakaendeswa kuNinth Fort ndokuurayiwa. Munguva yokupedzisira yokugara, vaJudha vanopfuura 5.000 vakabviswa muCentral Europe vaizourawa munhare iyi. Vanenge 60 vakatiza muna December 1943; vakanga vagoverwa kuchera nokupisa mitumbi yevakaurawa kare, sorutivi rweAktion 1005. Gumi navatatu vavapukunyuki ava vakakwanisa kunyora kuedza kweAktion kuvanza ufakazi hwokupondwa kwavanhu vakawanda. 