Public Institution "Lazdijai Tourism Information Center"

Place of Lithuanian partisan fighting and death (Mikyčiai village)

The struggle for freedom

In the forest of Trakas, at this intersection of forest roads, on 14/05/1946, 4 partisans of the Mindaugas group of the Šarūnas platoon of Dainava district were killed in the fighting with the MVD army unit: platoon leader Jonas Česnavičius-Dulkė, g. 1914, d. In Šventežeri, dab. Lazdija district, Vytautas Kvedaras-Aras, g. 1926 (1928?) Šlavantai village, dab. Lazdiju district, Vytautas Saliklis (Salyklis?)-Apynys, st. Staidaru village, dab. Lazdija district, an unknown partisan with the nickname Medelis.

Partisan with the nickname Medelis - Juozas Karpavičius. in 1949 June 1 appointed chief of staff of the Juozapavičius group. He was arrested by the mob and recruited as an agent-hitman.

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 29540 of the Register of Real Cultural Values https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-search

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