# Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters

Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters or Movement for the Struggle for Lithuanian Freedom (Lithuanian: Lietuvos laisvės kovos sąjūdis or LLKS) was a resistance organization of the Lithuanian partisans, waging a guerrilla war against the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. The organization was established on February 10, 1949, during a meeting of all partisan commanders in Minaičiai village. Jonas Žemaitis (codename Vytautas) was elected as the chairman of its presidium. On February 16, the 31st anniversary of the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania, the Union adopted a declaration proclaiming itself to be the supreme political and military authority in Lithuania. In 1996, after Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the Seimas (parliament) recognized the declaration as an official act of the Republic of Lithuania and Žemaitis as President of Lithuania. The organization and the partisan war were suppressed by the Soviet security agencies by 1953.

## Structure

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LLKS | LLKS | LLKS | LLKS | LLKS | LLKS |
| | | | | | | | | Western Lithuania (Jūra) region | Western Lithuania (Jūra) region | Western Lithuania (Jūra) region | Western Lithuania (Jūra) region | Western Lithuania (Jūra) region | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern Lithuania (Nemunas) region | Southern Lithuania (Nemunas) region | Southern Lithuania (Nemunas) region | Southern Lithuania (Nemunas) region | Southern Lithuania (Nemunas) region | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region | Eastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region | Eastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region | Eastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region | Eastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Žemaičiai military district | Žemaičiai military district | Žemaičiai military district | Žemaičiai military district | Žemaičiai military district | Žemaičiai military district | | | Prisikėlimas military district | Prisikėlimas military district | Prisikėlimas military district | Prisikėlimas military district | Prisikėlimas military district | Prisikėlimas military district | | | Kęstutis military district | Kęstutis military district | Kęstutis military district | Kęstutis military district | Kęstutis military district | Kęstutis military district | | | | | Tauras military district | Tauras military district | Tauras military district | Tauras military district | Tauras military district | Tauras military district | | | Dainava military district | Dainava military district | Dainava military district | Dainava military district | Dainava military district | Dainava military district | | | Algimantas military district | Algimantas military district | Algimantas military district | Algimantas military district | Algimantas military district | Algimantas military district | | | Vytautas military district | Vytautas military district | Vytautas military district | Vytautas military district | Vytautas military district | Vytautas military district | | | Vytis military district | Vytis military district | Vytis military district | Vytis military district | Vytis military district | Vytis military district | | | Didžioji Kova military district | Didžioji Kova military district | Didžioji Kova military district | Didžioji Kova military district | Didžioji Kova military district | Didžioji Kova military district |
| | | Alka | Alka | Alka | Alka | Alka | Alka | | | Maironis | Maironis | Maironis | Maironis | Maironis | Maironis | | | Vaidotas | Vaidotas | Vaidotas | Vaidotas | Vaidotas | Vaidotas | | | | | Vytautas | Vytautas | Vytautas | Vytautas | Vytautas | Vytautas | | | Dzūkai | Dzūkai | Dzūkai | Dzūkai | Dzūkai | Dzūkai | | | Žalioji | Žalioji | Žalioji | Žalioji | Žalioji | Žalioji | | | Tigras | Tigras | Tigras | Tigras | Tigras | Tigras | | | Krikštaponis | Krikštaponis | Krikštaponis | Krikštaponis | Krikštaponis | Krikštaponis |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Šatrija | Šatrija | Šatrija | Šatrija | Šatrija | Šatrija | | | Duke Žvelgaitis | Duke Žvelgaitis | Duke Žvelgaitis | Duke Žvelgaitis | Duke Žvelgaitis | Duke Žvelgaitis | Birutė | Birutė | Birutė | Birutė | Birutė | Birutė | | | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Žalgiris | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | | | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Šarūnas | Liūtas | Liūtas | Liūtas | Liūtas | Liūtas | Liūtas | Briedis | Briedis | Briedis | Briedis | Briedis | Briedis |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kardas | Kardas | Kardas | Kardas | Kardas | Kardas | | | Juozapavičius | Juozapavičius | Juozapavičius | Juozapavičius | Juozapavičius | Juozapavičius | | | Butageidis | Butageidis | Butageidis | Butageidis | Butageidis | Butageidis | | | Geležinis vilkas | Geležinis vilkas | Geležinis vilkas | Geležinis vilkas | Geležinis vilkas | Geležinis vilkas | Kazimieraitis | Kazimieraitis | Kazimieraitis | Kazimieraitis | Kazimieraitis | Kazimieraitis | | | Duke Margiris | Duke Margiris | Duke Margiris | Duke Margiris | Duke Margiris | Duke Margiris | Lokys | Lokys | Lokys | Lokys | Lokys | Lokys |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lietuvos žalioji | Lietuvos žalioji | Lietuvos žalioji | Lietuvos žalioji | Lietuvos žalioji | Lietuvos žalioji |