Historical Analysis of Nazi Collaborators from Lithuanian Police Battalions Prosecution: by the Example of Antanas Gecevicius

The study of individual examples of legal prosecution helps to determine the terms of glorification and justification of Nazi collaborators, as well as to establish previously unknown crimes committed against Soviet citizens and prisoners of war during the war. Legal prosecution of Nazi collaborators from the 2nd (12th) Lithuanian police battalion can’t be called effective from the point of view of inevitable punishment principle realization. The example of A. Gecevicius shows that the presence of compelling evidence and wide media coverage in certain historical and political conditions do not guarantee that the perpetrator will be held accountable. The author concludes that it is necessary to expand the source base for research into the crimes of Lithuanian collaborators and draws attention to the resources of their current legal qualifications.