Historical Context
Events Chronicle
End of June 1941
In the end of June 1941, the most extensive pogroms against the Jews in Lithuania were organized and carried out in Vilijampolė – the suburb of Kaunas. At the same time the killings were carried out by Lithuanian squads commanded by the Gestapo (so-called partisans – inmates released from Soviet prisons and criminal elements). Several hundreds or maybe even several thousands Jews, including women and children, may have been killed during the pogroms.
In the end of June 1941, the most extensive pogroms against the Jews in Lithuania were organized and carried out in Vilijampolė – the suburb of Kaunas. At the same time the killings were carried out by Lithuanian squads commanded by the Gestapo (so-called partisans – inmates released from Soviet prisons and criminal elements). Several hundreds or maybe even several thousands Jews, including women and children, may have been killed during the pogroms.