Partisan bunker and memorial cross in Obeliai grove
Bunker
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On July 13, 1945, the Lithuanian partisan Vyties Company fought with Soviet security units in Obeliai grove. In Obeliai grove, the partisans had set up a camp with a bunker in the center. The perimeter of the camp was protected by trenches. After intense two-hour battles, the partisans managed to repel the attack of the Soviet units and successfully withdraw from the camp. In 2003, the partisan bunker was restored in Obeliai grove and a memorial cross was erected.
Used sources and references:
Balys Vaičėnas, Partisan Notebooks: Diary, Letters, Demonstration Texts of the Commander of the Lokis Detachment, compiled by A. Dručkus, K. Driskius, R. Mozūraitė, PV Subačius, Vilnius, National Heritage Research, 2013.
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