Antanas Bakšys
Colonel Antanas Bakšys | |
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| Commander of the Kęstutis military district | |
| In office June 1949 – August 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksas Miliulis |
| Succeeded by | Krizostomas Labanauskas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1923 |
| Died | 17 January 1953 (aged 29) Pužukai, Kelmė District Municipality, Lithuanian SSR |
| Alma mater | Raseiniai gymnasium |
| Occupation | Lithuanian partisan, teacher |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Lithuania |
| Years of service | 1944 (Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force) 1947-1953 (Lithuanian partisans) |
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Antanas Bakšys, also known by his codenames Klajūnas, Arvydas, Germantas, Senis (13 June 1923 – 17 January 1953) was a Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan and a commander of the Kęstutis military district.
He was a teacher during the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. In 1944 he joined the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force. After being detained and sent to work in the coal mines of Tula, he escaped to Lithuania and became a teacher again. He joined the partisan movement in 1947 and in 1949 became the leader of the Kęstutis military district. He also was a substitute leader for Jonas Žemaitis and a secretary of the Union of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters (LLKS) presidium. He established the underground Vyčiai Union, a movement dedicated to continuing Lithuanian resistance under more intellectual means. He died on 17 January 1953 as the location of his headquarters was discovered by Soviet agents.