▁" am n esty " ▁and ▁" legal ization " ▁campaign ▁for ▁those ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁to ▁avoid ▁cons cription . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Soviet ▁report ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁in ▁total ▁ 3 8 , 8 3 8 ▁people ▁came ▁forward ▁under ▁the ▁campaign ▁( 8 , 3 5 0 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁" ar med ▁national ist ▁band its " ▁and ▁ 3 0 , 4 8 8 ▁as ▁deser ters ▁avoid ing ▁cons cription ). ▁ ▁M atur ity : ▁summer ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁part isan ▁war fare , ▁the ▁part isan ▁groups ▁became ▁smaller ▁but ▁better ▁organized . ▁They ▁organized ▁themselves ▁into ▁units ▁and ▁military ▁districts ▁and ▁sought ▁better ▁central ization . ▁The ▁territory ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁regions ▁and ▁nine ▁military ▁districts ▁( ): ▁ ▁Southern ▁Lith uan ian ▁or ▁Nem unas : ▁T aur as ▁and ▁D ain ava ▁districts , ▁ ▁North ▁- ▁Eastern ▁Lith uan ian ▁or ▁Kal n ų ▁( Mount ains ): ▁Alg im ant as , ▁Did ž io ji ▁K ova , ▁V yt is ▁and ▁V y ta ut as ▁districts , ▁ ▁Western ▁Lith uan ian ▁or ▁J ū ros ▁( Se a ): ▁K ę st ut is , ▁Pr is ik ė lim as ▁and ▁Ž em ai č iai ▁districts . ▁ ▁Open ▁engag ements ▁with ▁NK VD / M