The place of death of the first Lithuanian volunteer, Povilas Lukšys
Memorial site

Near the village of Taučiūnai in the Kėdainiai district.

Povilas Lukšys was the first interwar Lithuanian soldier to die in battle against the Red Army on February 8, 1919. This led to P. Lukšys becoming a symbol of the fight for freedom and one of the most important characters in the plots of the War of Independence. Streets in cities were named after him, a bust was erected in the garden of the War Museum, and the day of his death was commemorated in Lithuanian military units.

On September 15, 1929, a monument was unveiled at the site of P. Lukšis' death in the village of Taučiūnai, designed by Vytautas Landsbergis-Žemkalnis. The triangular shape of the monument symbolizes the triangular volunteer badge worn on the sleeve, the three terraces of the monument reflect the colors of the national flag, and the pyramid symbolizes eternity. The monument's unveiling ceremony was attended by President A. Smetona, the deceased's relatives - his mother, sisters, and brother. P. Lukšis' mother, who lived in poverty, was given a plot of land in the Paobelė estate near the place where her son died. The nearby Šlikiai railway station is named after Lukšiai. In 1962, the monument was demolished, and in 1992 it was rebuilt as it was.