The Day of Mourning and Hope – June 14. Lithuania

In June 14, 1941, NKVD started the mass arrests and deportations of Lithuanian people – the whole families were exiled to the depth of the Soviet Union, Siberia. There’s still unknown the exact number of deported and dead. 

Most people were deported to the region of Altai, fewer to the region of Novosibirsk, Kazakhstan and Komia. Some were deported to Bellag (Carelia) and Oneglag (the region of Archangelsk). Men, who were separated from their families, were brought to different camps – Carlag, Vorkutlag (the region of Komia), Siblag (the region of Kemerov), Sevurallag (the former Sverdlovskregion) and Kraslag (the region of Krasnoyarsk, Resiotai town), Norillag. In extremely narrow circumstances were brought to the north of Jacutia, the islands of the Lena river delta.

The number of the deportees from Lithuania amounts to 12 832 people (the fate of 12 331 was established). The number of the detained – 4 663 (the fate of 3 915 was established). Total number of all the categories of the repressed after the deportation operation in Lithuania amounts to about 17 500 people (the fate of 16 246 deportees was established). Among the deportees whose fate was established some 2 045 were Jews, 1 576 – Poles, 11 991 – Lithuanians. Some5060 among the deportees were children under the age of 16 (41% of all the exiled to the places of deportation).

 During the period of 1945-1952, over 32 000 children were deported from Lithuania.