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LITHUANIAN TKANKS THS RUSSIANS, TH, RED APju A-O SPALIN 1AŁ5CKIS ON THE LIBERATION 0? YILNIUS

Jus t as Paleckis, Chairman of the Presidiian of the Lithuanian Supnene Soviet, spoke on iuoscow radio oarly this raoming. He said:

The Red Array is in Lithuania. It lias liberatećL the Capital of Scviet Lithuania, Vilnius. Cncc again tho victorious Soviet flag flies over the Vilia River.

Lithuanian guerillas aro coming out from tho woods and joining up with tho Red Arosy,    3ovict P vrcr is being rostorod in the Lithuanian towns and villagcs* Tho

Party organisations are returning frow doep underground to opon activity.

It is not cnough to sąy that the Red Amy is brir.ging liboration to the Lithuanian peoplc. It is bringing it rescue from that total annihilation which the German invadcrs wore proparing for it.    "108

We knov.- of the hundrc-ds of thousrmds killcd, and hundrods of thousands csr-ried off to German forcod labour. We know of the looting of the population and the destroyed and bumt &o»m Lithuanian to’«vns and villogcs. But that is only part of the bittor truth on tho horrors of tho German occupation, which only now vd.ll bc conplete-ly known.

Not for ono loment did the Lithuanian pcopl'. subrait to tho German invaders or ccasc its struggio. Lithuanian soil blaocd bcncath tho fcct of the invaders.

Th. struggle of the Lithuanian po ople flows into tho single ndghty streara of tho struggle of all the Soviot peoplcs agoinst tho German invndcrs. This is the assurance of our victcry.

Today the Lithuanian peoplo givea i ta wnrm thnnks to tho great Russian peoplc and all tho fratomal pcoplos of the Sovict Union, which havo cxtendod the hand of help to it in this hord struggio,

In the n.ame of tho Lit hu .ani on peoplc, I greet glorious Red Army troops which liberated the csgaital of Soviet Lithuania, Vilnius. Long live the valiant Red Arrry.

Long live the Lithuanian mon and women gucrillas, and the troops of the lst Lithuanian Infentry Division of tho Rod Jemy! Long live Sovict Lithuania!

Glory to tho great Karshol, che bełovcd frio'nd of tho Lithuanian peoplc, our leader and toaclior Gomradc Stalin.

ESTONIA CONSRATULATES LITHUANIA

The Chairman of the Prcsidium of the Supremo Soviot of the Estonian Rcpublic I. Varcs, sens the follovdng messago on bohalf of tho Estonian peoplc,/states Mos-cow radio/:

The liberation of Vilnius, Capital of the Lithuanian SSR, fills the heart of rll Sovict peoplo with joy. Vilnius was one of tho first 3oviet towns to expcrience the bcstial ferocity of tho Gcrman-fascist gang. Owing to their gcographical position, the Soviot Baltic States woro tho first to feel the blow cf the Hitleritc war machino.

Greetings to the heroos who liberated Vilnius. Our fratemal greetings to tho Lithuanian pcople!

The glorious victories of the Red Amy opon the way to the lair of the Pascist beast. The liberation of Yilnius presages not only the liberation of Lithuania, but of all the Soviet Baltic States, including Estonia,

Lithuania has withstood heroically tho thrcc ycars' nightmare of Pascist