Lithuanians destroyed Lithuania.
 Thereafter, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania continued existing until 1795, however, since the Union of Lublin in 1569, it maintained its independence in the bi-confederal PolishLithuanian Commonwealth
 Almost all its Jews were killed during the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Lithuania, some 75,000 alone between the years 1941  1942, while others later immigrated to the United States and Israel

