Fortūnatas Ašoklis
Fortūnatas Ašoklis | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Žemaičiai military district | |
| In office 15 April 1946 – 21 September 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Jonas Semaška |
| Succeeded by | Kazimieras Antanavičius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1907 Raudoniai, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 September 1946 (aged 39) Telšiai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Lithuanian partisan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Lithuania 1944-1946 (Lithuanian Liberty Army) |
Fortūnatas Ašoklis, also known by his codenames Pelėda, Vilkas, Jonas, Silkoša (3 May 1907 – 21 September 1946) was a Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan commander in the region of Samogitia, as well as a commander of the newly founded Žemaičiai military district.
After studying at the Klaipėda trade institute, Ašoklis directed the Ylakiai farm from 1942 to 1944. He joined the Lithuanian Liberty Army (LLA) in 1944 and began organizing men for anti-Soviet resistance, joining the Samogitian Legion headed by Jonas Semaška. After his death, Ašoklis assumed leadership of the legion, and in 1946 it merged with the LLA, being renamed the Žemaičiai military district. Ašoklis was arrested in 1946 and tortured to death in a prison in Telšiai.