isan ▁movement . ▁The ▁movement ▁was ▁act ively ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁church . ▁It ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁ 3 0 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁armed ▁people ▁stayed ▁in ▁for ests ▁in ▁Lith u ania . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁ ▁The ▁resistance ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁well ▁organized , ▁and ▁the ▁uniform ed ▁with ▁chain ▁of ▁command ▁gu err illa ▁units ▁were ▁effectively ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁whole ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Their ▁arm aments ▁included ▁Czech ▁Sk oda ▁guns , ▁Russian ▁Maxim ▁heavy ▁machine ▁guns , ▁ass orted ▁mort ars ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁mainly ▁German ▁and ▁Soviet ▁light ▁machine ▁guns ▁and ▁subm achine ▁guns . ▁When ▁not ▁in ▁direct ▁batt les ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Army ▁or ▁special ▁NK VD ▁units , ▁they ▁significantly ▁delayed ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁Soviet ▁rule ▁through ▁amb ush , ▁sab ot age , ▁assass ination ▁of ▁local ▁Commun ist ▁activ ists ▁and ▁officials , ▁free ing ▁imprison ed ▁guer illas , ▁and ▁printing ▁under ground ▁newsp apers . ▁Capt ured ▁Lith uan ian ▁Forest ▁Brothers ▁themselves ▁often ▁faced ▁tort ure ▁and ▁summary ▁execution ▁while ▁their ▁relatives ▁faced ▁deport ation ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁( cf . ▁quot ation ). ▁Re pr is als ▁against ▁pro - S ov iet ▁far ms ▁and ▁villages ▁were ▁har sh . ▁The ▁NK VD ▁units , ▁Dest ruction ▁batt al ions ▁( known ▁by ▁the