Schedule

Mr. Art Johanson
Conference Director and Baltic Defence College lecturer in Military History and Strategic Planning

Mr Hellar Lill
Head of the Estonian War Museum - General Laidoner Museum

COL Andriejus Grachauskas
Course Director of Joint Command and General Staff Course/ Civil Servants' Course, Baltic Defence College

The Hendrik Sepp Prize honours renowned military historian, member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Professor Hendrik Sepp (1888–1943). It is awarded annually for the best academic publication on Estonian military history that has come out during the previous year. Established in 2013 by the Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum and Ministry of Defence with the aim of advancing research in Estonian military history, the prize with a value up to 3000 euros can also be divided into a monograph and an article prize.

Presented by Mr. Hellar Lill

Keynote panel is focusing on the theoretical aspects of the contemporary resistance operating concept and historical experience. The speakers in the panel have extensive experience in their field.

The past is present
MG Michael Repass (USA)

ROC and Comprehensive Defence Handbook experiences from Russian war against Ukraine
Dr. Byron Harper (USA)

Prof. Jeremy Black is participating in the discussion

The presentations and discussion combine historical experience and give examples of modern approaches. Polish armed resistance movement during and after Second World War as well as general principles of resistance and the significance of special operations forces in conducting irregular warfare in the Baltics will be asserted.

General Principles of Resistance
LTC (ret) Valerijus Šerelis (Lithuania)

The significance of special operations forces (SOF) in conducting irregular warfare in the Baltics in a modern conflict. Taking lessons from the forest brothers and the Russo-Ukrainian war
Mr. Jakub Knopp (Poland)

Polish resistance movement during and after WWII
COL Michał Małyska (Poland)

This panel examines the Baltic experience with resistance, there are four presentations which are followed by the panel discussion. Presentations are following: Sustainability of the fight for freedom in Lithuania after WWII; Latvian national armed resistance during the summer of 1941 through the eyes of German military units; Soviet NKVD-MGB countering the resistance in Estonia; The Secret Missions from Sweden to Estonia 1948–1956.

Sustainability of the fight for freedom in Lithuania after WWII
MSG Ernestas Kuckailis (Lithuania)

Latvian national armed resistance during the summer of 1941 through the eyes of German military units
Mr. Jānis Tomaševskis (Latvia)

Soviet NKVD-MGB countering the resistance in Estonia
MAJ Artur Zirul (Estonia)

The Secret Missions from Sweden to Estonia 1948–1956
Dr. Meelis Saueauk (Estonia)