cons ; ▁abbre vi ated ▁VS ), ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁( ab bre vi ated ▁OS ). ▁Van ag ai , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Al bin as ▁Kar al ius ▁( cod ename ▁V aren is ), ▁were ▁the ▁armed ▁f igh ters ▁while ▁the ▁organiz ational ▁sector ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁pass ive ▁resistance , ▁including ▁supply ▁of ▁food , ▁information , ▁and ▁transport ▁to ▁Van ag ai . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁Lith uan ian ▁Fre edom ▁Army ▁had ▁ 1 0 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁S ovi ets ▁killed ▁ 6 5 9 ▁and ▁arrested ▁ 7 5 3 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Fre edom ▁Army ▁by ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Found er ▁Kaz ys ▁V ever sk is ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁headquarters ▁were ▁liquid ated ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁This ▁represented ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁highly ▁central ized ▁resistance , ▁as ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁too ▁dependent ▁on ▁V ever sk is ▁and ▁other ▁top ▁command ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁remaining ▁leaders ▁and ▁f igh ters ▁of ▁L LA ▁started ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁Lith uan ian ▁part is ans . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁pres id ium ▁of ▁Union ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁Fre edom ▁F igh ters ▁- ▁captain ▁Jon as ▁Ž em ait is - Ty lius , ▁Pet ras