There is a state-protected Taikūnai pine tree in the Veisiei regional park, Taikūnai village, near Vilkaitis lake. An impressive pine tree leans significantly towards the bridge built into the water. The tree is not marked with arrows. A wooden cross with a canopy cut from tin is attached to its trunk. A modest, dark wooden roof post with a gable roof is buried next to the pine tree. It was built in honor of the memory of the partisans of the Mindaugas patrimonial unit of the Šarūnas national team of Dainava district who were killed in the former bunker (about 3 m from the pine tree). The table reads: " The place of death of partisans Antanas Valionis-Fapartis and Albinos Sakalauskas-Audras." 17.02.1949 ". Only a hole of 2.8 m length and 2 m width has been left from the bunker. Birch trees grow at its bottom.
In the bunker at this place on February 17, 1949, unable to break out of the enemy's encirclement, Antanas Vailionis-Papartis, commander of the Mindaugas patrimonial unit of Dainava district's Šarūnas platoon, was killed in the fighting with the MGB unit. in 1923 Paliūņu village, Veisiej district, and a partisan of the same unit, Albinas Sakalauskas-Audra, g. in 1922 Mikyčiai village, Veisiej (Šventežeri?) district. Partisan Bronė Žukauskaitė was arrested. The informant "Korobka" who betrayed the bunker - Ona Kamorūnienė, g. 1912, 18/12/1949, partisans in the village of Barčiai. shot
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 26421 of the Register of Real Estate Cultural Values https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-search
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