Kaunas Trials: The hidden event that re-writes World War 2. (FULL DOCUMENTARY)

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Few events are considered better documented the path leading to the Second World War. From the Annexation of Austria in March 1938 through to the invasion of Poland, September 1939, Hitler progressively increased his territorial demands while Western powers pursued a policy of appeasement.
Suppressed by history for 70 years, and now revealed for the first time on video --- undeniable proof that in the mid-1930s, Lithuania vigorously attempted to warn the European powers of Hitler's expansionist ambitions and the false flag measures he was using to pursue them.
More than a decade before Nuremberg, Lithuania conducted a mass trial of Nazi criminals that revealed German plots in such comprehensive detail that Berlin didn't even try to deny them. Lithuania invited press from around the world to bare witness and report what they saw so that Hitler's crimes would be laid bare before the whole world.
Faced with the truth, fearful Western allies instead sided with the aggressor, paving the way for Hitler's path to war. This documentary tells the story of this forgotten legal proceeding, the largest in Lithuania's history, and the sordid reasons underpinning its suppression, until now.
0:00 Introduction
1:18 Chapter 1: Klaipėda
3:03 Chapter 2: The Secret Investigation
4:59 Chapter 3: The Arrest
8:17 Chapter 4: The Trial
10:44 Chapter 5: The Aftermath
13:50 Chapter 6: The Significance
15:07 Chapter 7: Why History was Lost
16:44 Chapter 8: What next?
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Newspaper clippings from Chronicling America, Library of Congress.

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@Nepartinis Жыл бұрын

Thank you for turning light on these crucial stories. I am Lithuanian and i am hearing this first time. Great presentation.

@George-2115 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This is an fascinating and important story. As a Pole, whose mother grew up in Vilnius, I am amazed and embarrassed by the fact that I have not heard about it earlier. I promise to study the subject and make up for that fact.

@BalticWorld Жыл бұрын

That's great, George!

@jovydaskniuipys3898 8 ай бұрын

We learned about it in 5th grade. As well as what poles did in Vilnius region post our war and in ww2. Thats a massive black stain in our relations...

@user-py9cy1sy9u Жыл бұрын

History doesn't repeat but it tends to rhyme

@povilzem Жыл бұрын

If only people ever listened to what we say... But Lithuania is small and insignificant - what could we possibly know about higher matters such as good and evil. Ech.

@JamieBar 5 ай бұрын

You are and always will be a great nation. As myliu Lietuva 🇱🇹 ♥

@vikstankus1743 11 ай бұрын

A laudable, important documentary that revealed if Euruope had stood with Lithuania against Hitler in 1934-1935 the horrible tragedy of WWII may not have occured. Essential in understanding that appeasement does not lead to peace. Thank you, Dr, Viktoras Stankus, Lithuanian American Community of the USA, Inc. , Cleveland Chapter.

@bobdollaz3391 4 ай бұрын

Idiotic to dismiss UK and Soviet warmongering as the cause

@MrBirbizas Жыл бұрын

To be honest that wasn't a secret. It was known fact, except not wide known. What amuses me, that this isn't included in current Lithuania history for schools. I miss a lot of interesting facts in pre-war history of Lithuania

@jovydaskniuipys3898 8 ай бұрын

It was. Am i the only one who read our school history books and listen in class? :D

@liveforever141 7 ай бұрын

it is included in history class in school

@EEX97623 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber, and a new life in Baltics, thanks for the amazing content!

@BalticWorld Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@anzelmasmatutis2500 Жыл бұрын

Oh, those "appeasers" in the west..

@sechernbiw3321 4 ай бұрын

This is an important story that should get more exposure. It is indeed relevant today. In some ways it paints a darker picture than the traditional narrative which doesn't include this story, because the truth about Hitler's expansionist ambitions was much more obvious than it is often portrayed, but the major powers did not pay attention regardless. A lot of interesting and useful work could be done investigating why the story of the Kaunas Trials failed to gain widespread attention and ring the alarm bells in places like London and Paris, as well as whether or not there were any exceptions to that. If there were any countries that did pay attention, it would be very useful to know what factors caused them to pay attention while other countries did not, and whether the factors that caused that difference are of a nature that could have been replicated more widely. Was it inevitable that the Kaunas Trials failed to gain widespread attention worldwide, or could things have easily gone differently? What actions by private individuals, groups or people in government could have made the difference, if any? The answers are likely relevant today as well.

@paveljonis1970 Жыл бұрын

You earned a sub with this video. Well done!

@BalticWorld Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Pavel! Welcome aboard.

@andrius505 Жыл бұрын

Me, being from Klaipeda, I know the history. We (Lithuanians) organized qdeta and took Klaipeda from France by force...

@cindyneilson3738 Жыл бұрын

Very enlightening Charlene and Crispin. Thank you for this obviously well constructed presentation. I wonder what those “other” European powers believed would be gained by persuading Lithuania to appease Germany.

@Ugapiku 7 ай бұрын

This video was really impressive!

@Chiller11 7 ай бұрын

I was previously unaware of this incident in history. I don’t feel it requires a rethink of the lead up to WW2 but it is added evidence that the compromises that the Western European democracies made to appease Hitler were woefully ineffective. Thanks to you for the video and to the historians who did the research and wrote the story.

@sagartzoli 3 ай бұрын

We have Klaipeda street in our city. Debrecen, Hungary. Also a sign tells that Klaipeda is our sister (brother?) city. As Hungarian I always kept the Baltic countries as European treasure-boxes, left behind in the middle of the wild Russian overpower and cruelty. I always had teardrops for those three nations.

@benasc6400 Ай бұрын

Klaipėda has a street and a district named Debrecen

@CheapWannabe 10 ай бұрын

I am flabbergasted at this. I was just in Klaipeda last week, and there is a little square about the resistance against the Nazis, but it is so unclear I figured it was for Klaipeda region people fighting during WW2, not before it. This documentary hit me quite hard.

@svetal1194 4 ай бұрын

Can you please say where this square is located?

@homerisLT Жыл бұрын

Amzaing, Im lithuanian from Kaunas, and never heard of these trials.

@marina7943 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@satanfugel7000 Жыл бұрын

Very well done

@irov5892 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This event proves , that Lithuania not was anti-semitic and it is fault of nazi and sadly we until today are accuse being participants of holocaust. Also I don`t know why so many lithuanians don`t know about this event, but I really heard it in the school before 10 years. Maybe I had quite good history teacher :D.

@Karke865 Жыл бұрын

For me i finished highschool in 2018 . And through 1-12 history classes it was never mentioned in the books we were given. I guess u just had a good teacher! props to him.

@artelislt 8 ай бұрын

@@Karke865 I am in 10th grade atm and we are taught about this along with other events of interwar.

@jovydaskniuipys3898 8 ай бұрын

The loss of litvaks in my view is one of the bigest tragedy. I mean, they borth football to my country. From ancien times they helped us to build our country to the part that they are unceperable from lithuanian identiy

@jovydaskniuipys3898 8 ай бұрын

@@artelisltfrom all the coments, you bring me joy, im not the only one that read the school history books

@Cccc123c33 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you guys covering it, but mispronouncing the names of the cities and names hurts my heart a little. Hope you can get someone to help you out with the pronunciation.

@liveforever141 7 ай бұрын

History of WWII (especially Eastern Front) is documented only partially, because a lot of soviet secret documents are still under seven locks and not accessible to public. if you want history closer to reality, I recommend to read Suvorov's Icebreaker and Mark Solonin (most of his works are only in Russian, although you could find some articles in English)

@iPodiMaster Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@finallyfriday. 2 ай бұрын

You helped me to understand that Germany's initial plans were not conquest but to get back land that was taken from them by the Treaty of Versailles. And that it was a local conflict until England and France started WW2 by declaring war and bringing in their world wide colonies to war. But history is written by the winners.

@antasosam8486 2 ай бұрын

Klaipėda was and is Lithuanian city. Your claim is irrelevant!

@finallyfriday. 2 ай бұрын

@@antasosam8486Did you watch the video??Did you even read my statement? Your 'opinion' is irrelevant.

@thomas-marx Жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@rolasiohfbjydbj5848 2 ай бұрын

Dėkui už informaciją 😉

@Kyle-uz1rp Ай бұрын

So germany was planning to retake the lands which were taken from them?

@IronWolfOverland Жыл бұрын

Great work! I recently asked relatives if they were concerned about German troops being stationed in Lithuania under the auspices of NATO. They asked me why I thought that they might be concerned. I replied that this was how it happened last time - Germans occupied parts of Lithuania; the USSR said that Lithuania couldn’t maintain its sovereignty. Therefore, the USSR had to station its troops in Lithuania. I’ve been pleased to see that Germany’s approach has been different this time around.

@BalticWorld Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom, yes much has changed lol!

@thomas-marx Жыл бұрын

Hey Crispin!!! Why don't the Saudis et al tie the price of oil to gold???? It could become a stable world commodity??