LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN MANUFACTURING
LITHUANIA IN WW2
When the Soviets retook Lithuania during WW2 , Lithuanians fought a guerilla campaign that lasted until 1953 . It took about 100,000 troops to suppress the insurgents and some 30,000 Lithuanians died resisting Soviet rule .
The succeeding years were marked by rampant political and cultural suppression , deportation , enslavement and murder .
Today , this history is commemorated at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights ( formerly known as the Museum of Genocide Victims ) in Lithuania ’ s capital , Vilnius . month ’ s Person of Lifetime Achievement . It ’ s also because of the many ways she ’ s uplifted others , as is evident through her journey into the manufacturing industry .
A sketch showing how a plane can fly “ My parents instilled a strong work ethic in me from a very young age ,” Angela says on the ‘ Let ’ s get technical : Meet the Outstanding Women in Manufacturing & Technology ’ podcast .
“ They emigrated from Lithuania fleeing the Soviet Union , they worked hard achieving the American dream .”
34 December 2024