Perversely, in 1942, Soviet planes dropped propaganda pamphlets in Samogitia asking Who are those "Bolshevik martyrs"? and blaming German forces for the massacre.
During World War II, in 1942, Soviet aircraft distributed propaganda pamphlets in Samogitia, posing the question "Who are those 'Bolshevik martyrs?'" and accusing German forces of the massacre.