The National Council of Lithuania Minor was a council of Prussian Lithuanians established on 16 November 1918 and active until 1924. Citing the right of self-determination, the council supported the u
1936 poster with the Act of Tilsit
Jurgis Aukštuolaitis
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Jurgis Aukštuolaitis was a controversial and opportunistic Lithuanian activist best known for his role in organizing the attempted coup against the Lithuanian government in August–September 1919.
National Council of Lithuania Minor
…unknown in interwar Lithuania. It gain political relevance after World War II and became to symbolize Lithuanian claims to Lithuania Minor. Opportunistic Jurgis Aukštuolaitis attempted to act in the name of the National Council and titled himself as its chairman. In January 1919, together with Vanagaitis, he personally…
Jurgis Aukštuolaitis with wife and son in 1914–1915