▁Lith u ani ans ▁as ▁pl . ▁st rib ai , ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁- ▁destroy ers ) ▁used ▁shock ▁tact ics ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁further ▁resistance ▁such ▁as ▁displaying ▁executed ▁part is ans ' ▁corps es ▁in ▁village ▁cour ty ards . ▁ ▁Ar med ▁resistance ▁ ▁R ise : ▁summer ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁summer ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁part isan ▁war fare , ▁while ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁was ▁still ▁on going , ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Lith u ani ans ▁were ▁killed ▁– ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁death s . ▁Men ▁avoided ▁cons cription ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁and ▁instead ▁hid ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁and ▁sp ont ane ously ▁joined ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁part is ans . ▁Not ▁all ▁groups ▁were ▁armed ▁or ▁intended ▁to ▁act ively ▁fight ▁the ▁S ovi ets . ▁Part isan ▁groups ▁were ▁relatively ▁large , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁more . ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁larger ▁open ▁engag ements ▁between ▁the ▁part is ans ▁and ▁NK VD , ▁including ▁those ▁in ▁Kal ni š k ė , ▁Pal ie p iai , ▁S eda , ▁V irt uka i . ▁Since ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁established ▁their ▁control , ▁the ▁part is ans ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁control ▁villages ▁and ▁towns . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁announced