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forest brothers were the forest On July 11 NATO published a video dedicated to the Forest Brothers a k a National Partisans They were guerrillas who fought the Soviet authorities in the Baltic states after they became part forest brothers Brothers is a documentary film that recounts an important little known period after the end of World War Two when up to 50 000 residents of the Baltic States Latvia Lithuania and Estonia used their natural forest environment as a refuge and base for Director Peter GrimmContent Rating Not Rated

estonianworld life film forest brothers fight for the balticsEstonia s forest brothers were most active in V ru County and the border areas between P rnu and L ne Counties with significant activity between Tartu and Viru Counties as well From November 1944 to November 1947 they made 773 armed attacks and killed about 1 000 Soviets and their supporters forest brothers forest brothers in 1941 goals Estonia s Forest Brothers in 1941 Goals Capabilities and Outcomes By Captain Olavi Punga Estonian Army Immediately after the Soviet Union s occupation and annexation of Estonia in June 1940 Estonians commenced various types of resistance both passive and open against this foreign power estonica en Forest BrothersThe total number of forest brothers was about 30 000 For the Soviet occupying power the forest brothers were criminals or bandits In 1944 1947 the department at the Soviet Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for dealing with them was called the Department of Anti Banditry Combat

military wikia wiki Forest BrothersStrength 50 000Area of operations Baltic statesActive 1940 41 1944 1956Ideology National liberation forest brothers estonica en Forest BrothersThe total number of forest brothers was about 30 000 For the Soviet occupying power the forest brothers were criminals or bandits In 1944 1947 the department at the Soviet Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for dealing with them was called the Department of Anti Banditry Combat brief history of the forest brothersThe Forest Brothers composed of 30 000 Lithuanian 22 000 Latvian and 14 000 Estonian men and women became the 20th century s largest armed resistance Learn more about this little known piece of history of the Baltic States struggle for freedom