Dalia Grybauskaite on Friday awarded 39 Lithuanian citizens who risked their lives to rescue Jews from death and persecution during World War II with Life Saving Crosses.
The majority of them were awarded posthumously, and the awards were accepted by their family members.
The president underlined that Lithuania is proud of every Lithuanian who dared to stand up in the whirlwind of a brutal war and fight evil with the goodness of their heart.
This year marks the 77th anniversary of the Holocaust in Lithuania, and on September 23 the country will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto.
Around 90 percent of the Jewish population of around 200,000 were killed by German Nazis and their collaborators in Lithuania during the Holocaust.
More than 900 Lithuanians have been awarded as Righteous Among Nations by Israel for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust.
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