aus k as ▁( code ▁name ▁Van agas ), ▁the ▁last ▁official ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁Fre edom ▁F igh ters , ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁executed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁last ▁Lith uan ian ▁anti - S ov iet ▁resistance ▁f igh ters ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁were ▁P ran as ▁Kon č ius ▁( code ▁name ▁Ad omas ) ▁and ▁Kost as ▁Li ub ers k is ▁( code ▁name ▁Ž v ain ys ). ▁Kon č ius ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁( some ▁sources ▁indicate ▁he ▁shot ▁himself ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁capture ) ▁and ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cross ▁of ▁V yt is ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Li ub ers k is ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ; ▁his ▁fate ▁was ▁unknown ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁St as ys ▁Gu iga ▁( code ▁name ▁T arz anas ) ▁died ▁in ▁hiding ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁After math , ▁mem orial s ▁and ▁rem emb ran ces ▁ ▁Many ▁national ist ▁part is ans ▁pers isted ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁Cold ▁War ▁host ilities ▁between ▁the ▁West , ▁which ▁never ▁formally ▁recognized ▁the ▁Soviet ▁occupation , ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁might ▁es cal ate ▁to ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁in ▁which ▁Lith u