▁Bart k us - Ž ad g ail a , ▁Bron ius ▁L ies ys - N akt is ▁ir ▁Ju oz as ▁Š ib ail a - Mer ain is ▁came ▁from ▁L LA . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁( L ith uan ian : ▁V y ri aus ias is ▁L iet uv os ▁i š lais vin imo ▁kom itet as , ▁V LI K ), ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁V LI K ▁published ▁under ground ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁ag itated ▁for ▁resistance ▁against ▁Naz is . ▁Gest ap o ▁arrested ▁most ▁influ ential ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁After ▁the ▁re occupation ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁by ▁the ▁S ovi ets , ▁V LI K ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁set ▁its ▁goal ▁to ▁maintain ▁non - recogn ition ▁of ▁Lith u ania ' s ▁occupation ▁and ▁dis sem ination ▁of ▁information ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁iron ▁cur tain ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁information ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁part is ans . ▁▁ ▁Form er ▁members ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁Territ orial ▁Def ense ▁Force , ▁Lith uan ian ▁Fre edom ▁Army , ▁Lith uan ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁Lith uan ian ▁R if le men ' s ▁Union ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁part is ans . ▁Farm ers , ▁Lith uan ian ▁officials , ▁students , ▁teachers , ▁even ▁the ▁pup ils ▁joined ▁the ▁part