In this place, in the Šilo forest, near an oak tree that grew then and is still there, in the former village of Vaickūniškės, now, according to the cadastral division, this place is in the village of Mockonių, on May 29, 1948, while fighting with a Chekist army unit, a large-scale operation against partisans was led by the LSSR MGB deputy minister gen. Kapralovas, head of the board of the SSSR MGB, gen. Lt. Burmak and the unknown commander of the 284th rifle regiment, partisans of the Mindaugas homeland of Šarūnas district of Dainava district were killed: Kubilius-Varpas, platoon leader Pranas Milkevičius-Vilkas, g. 1919 (1918?) Sparti village, Albinas Pavilonis-Rytas, g. in 1929 Vieznagiu village, dab. Lazdija district, Juozas Uzdila-Ozys, g. 1916 (1919?) Agarinių village, dab. Lazdija district, Jonas Zdanavičius-Vytis, g. 1927, Gražuliu village, dab. Alytus district
It should be noted that the partisan J. Zdanavičius-Vytis was buried by the Metelios lake after the fighting, the grave is included in the register of cultural values (uk 29506, L1562), the temporary cross did not survive, the grave was not found. The graves of other partisans are probably in Seirii.
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 29553 of the Register of Real Estate Cultural Values https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-search
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