Erdmonas Simonaitis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erdmonas Simonaitis

Prussian Lithuanian activist

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: Pagėgiai, Tauragė County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 24-Feb-1969

Profession: politician

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Erdmonas Simonaitis (October 30, 1888 in Juschka-Spötzen (Spieciai), Province of East Prussia – February 24, 1969 in Weinheim, West Germany) was a Prussian Lithuanian activist particularly active in the Klaipeda Region (Memel Territory) and advocating its union with Lithuania.
During the staged Klaipeda Revolt of 1923, he headed the pro-Lithuanian government of the region.
For his anti-German activities, he was persecuted by the Nazis during World War II.
He survived the Mauthausen-Gusen and Dachau concentration camps.
After the war he remained in Germany and rejoined various Lithuanian organizations.
He was awarded the Order of Vytautas the Great and Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.