The Anti-Soviet Forest Brother's Movement
Department
History and Political Science
Major
History
Research Advisor
Fogg, Shannon Lee
Advisor's Department
History and Political Science
Funding Source
OURE
Abstract
In 1940 the nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were occupied by the Soviet Union, signaling the start of the "Forest Brother" insurgency that saw nationalist partisans fighting to free their occupied nations. This research looks how influence from the German Reich, and later the United States and other Western countries played an important in this insurgency, providing important material support and intelligence services to these partisans to further their foreign policy goals. This research is based on Soviet and Western security documents along with eye witness accounts.
Biography
Donald Morard is a graduating senior in the Missouri S&T History and Political Science department pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in History. His research primarily focuses on 19 th and 20th century Baltic and Eastern Europe. He will be attending the Higher School of Economics- Saint Petersburg for a master's in Applied History starting Fall 2019.
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Award
Arts and humanities oral presentation, First place
Location
Ozark Room
Presentation Date
16 Apr 2019, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
The Anti-Soviet Forest Brother's Movement
Ozark Room
In 1940 the nations of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia were occupied by the Soviet Union, signaling the start of the "Forest Brother" insurgency that saw nationalist partisans fighting to free their occupied nations. This research looks how influence from the German Reich, and later the United States and other Western countries played an important in this insurgency, providing important material support and intelligence services to these partisans to further their foreign policy goals. This research is based on Soviet and Western security documents along with eye witness accounts.
