Antanas Impulevičius-Impulėnas | |
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| Born | (1907-01-28)January 28, 1907 |
| Died | 4 December 1970(1970-12-04) (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Army officer |
| Awards | Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas |
Antanas Impulevičius-Impulėnas (a.k.a.Antanas Impulionis, January 28, 1907 – December 4, 1970[1]) was an officer of theLithuanian Army, reaching the rank of major in 1940,[2][3] and later aNazi collaborator. After theoccupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, he was arrested byNKVD.[2] He was freed during theUprising of June 1941. Impulevičius joined theLithuanian Schutzmannschaft and commanded the 12th Police Battalion. His unit was sent to Belarus where it participated inmass executions of the Jews, particularly inMinsk andKletsk. He also joined the short-livedLithuanian Territorial Defense Force. In 1944, he moved to Germany, and in 1949 he relocated to the United States.[2][3] In 1962, theSupreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR sentenced him to deathin absentia.[1] After the trial, the United States dismissed a Soviet request to extradite him.[1][4][5]
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