In Kalniškės forest, in this place, on 16-05-1945, one of the biggest battles of Lithuanian partisans with the Soviet occupiers took place. About 100-120 partisans, led by Jonas Neifaltas-Lakūnas, fought to be surrounded by the significantly larger forces of the 220th border regiment of the NKVD army and broke out of the encirclement. Several hundred enemies were killed, many of them were wounded. More than 40 partisans of Dainava District were killed (62 according to operational documents). The following are known from them: Adomas Alesius, b. 1922, d. Krosnėnai village, office Lazdija district, Petras Austrevičius-Kurtas, st. 1921, d. Skituriu village, dab. Alytus district, Jonas Ažukas, g. 1927, d. Šarkiškių k., dab. Alytus district, Jurgis Balčiūnas-Ugnis, st. 1918, d. In the sixth grade, dab. Lazdija district, Jonas Botyrius-Basanavičius, st. 1916, d. Trakiškiu village, office Marijampolė district, Leonardas (Leonas) Botyrius-Tarzanas, g. 1922, d. Trakiškiu village, office Marijampole district, Vaclovas Brazaitis-Stirna, g. in 1917 Dzūki k., dab. Lazdija district, Antanas Bubnys, d. Atesninkai village, dab. Alytus district, Buzulis, Alfonsas Čižikas-Ėuolas, g. 1925, d. Randiškės village, office Lazdija district, Petras Čižikas-Ėuolas, g. 1925, d. Marinka village, office Alytus district, Jeronimas Dambauskas-Ėuolinis, g. 1920, d. Pagrandi village, dab. Marijampolė district, Klemensas Dambauskas-Tauras, g. 1926, d. Pagrandų village, Marijampole district, Vitalijus Gruzinskas-Beržas, g. 1912, d. Vytautiškės village, office Lazdiju district, Antanas Gurevičius-Sakalas, g. 1923, d. Pošnias k., dab. Lazdija district, Vaclovas Kadushkevičius-Žaltys, d. Furnace floor, room Lazdija district, Jonas Kaknevičius-Lapas, st. 1918, d. Astriasoi Kirsna village, dab. Lazdiju district, Antanas Karauskas, g. 1927, d. Seimeniškių village, office Alytus district, Kazakevičius, living, Ashtriosios Kirsna village, d.o.b. Lazdija district, Julius Klimavičius-Kranklys, g. 1918, d. Birščių village, office Lazdija district, Jonas Kubilius-Berželis, st. 1920 Marinka village, office Alytus district, Pijus Kunigonis-Berželis, g. 1924, d. Padusio village, Lazdija district, Petras Kvedaravičius-Kiškis, g. 1924, d. Atesninkai village, Vincas Leskevičius-Bajoras, g. in 1913 Lopiškiu village, office Lazdija district, Antanas Levickas, g. 1920, Trakiškiu village, dab. Marijampole district, Albinas Maskelis, g. 1918, Šarkiškiu village, dab. Alytus district, Jurgis Maskelis-Ėuolas, g. 1900 (1895?), year, d. Šarkiškiu village, Albina Neifaltienė-Pušelė, g. 1921, d. Stebuliu village, dab. Lazdija district, Bronius Onuškevičius, st. Atesninkai village, partisan squad commander Aleksandras Padimanskas-Šarūnas, g. 1917, Smalnyčias village, dab. Lazdiju district, Juozas Pajaujis-Sietynas, st. 1918 (1915?) Smalnyčias village, Vytautas Pavilonis-Vasaris, g. 1920, d. Vytautiškės village, Antanas Pečkys, g. 1926, d. Atesninkai village, Jonas Pockevičius-Ėuolas, Bronius Ravaitis, g. 1927, Pranas Rekštys (Rekštys?), b. 1926, d. Marinka village, Konstantinas Šolgauskas (Šulgauskas?)-Svogūnas, st. 1922, Mockava village, dab. Marijampole district, Juozas Vaišnys-Samsonas, Karosas, st. 1919 (1924?), d. Smalininkai village, office Lazdiju district, Vytautas Vaišnys-Romanas, g. 1916, d. Smalininkai village, Juozas Valka-Gruodis, st. 1922, d. Vytautiškės village, Juozas Venclauskas (Venslauskas?)-Alksnis, g. 1922 (1919), d. Žagariškės village, office Marijampole district, Vytautas Vilčinskas-Žaibas, g. 1919, d. Atesnykėlių k., dab. Alytus district, Ona Vilčinskiene Bubnytė-Drebulė, g. 1921 (1916) Atesninkėlių village, Antanas Voska-Šarka, g. 1920, d. Liepynyk, dab. Marijampole district, and Edvardas Žukauskas-Uosis, g. 1924, d. New Kirsna village Encavedists threw the bodies of the dead by the Lazdijai-Krosna road, buried them a day later by Simno lake, after the revival began, the remains were buried in the Simno cemetery.
Information and photos from the Department of Cultural Heritage at the website of the Ministry of Culture https://kpd.lrv.lt/lt/ ; The object's unique code is 37491 of the Register of Real Estate Cultural Values https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-search
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