▁a ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁Lith uan ian ▁Territ orial ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁under ▁General ▁P ov il as ▁Ple ch av ič ius ▁to ▁combat ▁Soviet ▁part is ans ▁led ▁by ▁Ant anas ▁S nie č k us ▁and ▁Polish ▁part is ans ▁( Le ś ni ). ▁The ▁Germ ans , ▁however , ▁quickly ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁this ▁force ▁as ▁a ▁national ist ▁threat ▁to ▁their ▁occupation ▁regime . ▁The ▁senior ▁staff ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁General ▁Ple ch av ič ius ▁was ▁deport ed ▁to ▁the ▁concentration ▁camp ▁in ▁Sal asp ils , ▁Lat via . ▁However , ▁approximately ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁formed ▁gu err illa ▁units ▁and ▁dissol ved ▁into ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁part isan ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Army ▁as ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Front ▁approached . ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Lith uan ian ▁Fre edom ▁Army ▁( L ith uan ian : ▁L iet uv os ▁la is v ė s ▁arm ija , ▁L LA ) ▁declared ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁war ▁against ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁and ▁ordered ▁all ▁its ▁able ▁members ▁to ▁mobil ize ▁into ▁pl ato ons , ▁station ed ▁in ▁for ests ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁leave ▁Lith u ania . ▁The ▁depart ments ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁two ▁se ctors ▁– ▁oper ational , ▁called ▁Van ag ai ▁( H aw ks ▁or ▁Fal