Memorial site "Daiņkalni" of the national partisans led by Dailonis Breikšis
Memorial site

Located in “Daiņkalni”, Rauna parish, Rauna region (near the “Mežviju” houses in Smiltene region, Branti parish.

Access to the memorial site is only possible once a year - on April 16th! The road leads through private property.

The memorial site was established on the site of the former houses of “Daiņkalni” and “Graškalni” in Rauna parish, under which a group of national partisans led by Dailonis Breikšs (nickname Edgars, 1911-1952) hid in bunkers from 1950 to 1952. D. Breikšs’s national partisan group was established in 1948 and until 1950 they lived in “Jaunvieslavēni” in Gatarta parish with their landlord Kārlis Lāčis. In 1950, D. Breikšs’s partisan group was betrayed by his own brother Laimonis, so they were forced to move. They lived in the forests during the summers, but spent the winters in “Daiņkalni” in Rauna parish with forester Artūrs Pērkons (1907-1952) and in bunkers built under houses in the nearby “Graškalni”.

Since 2002, the memorial site in “Daiņkalni” has been gradually improved. Every year on April 16, memorial events are held in memory of the national partisans led by Dailonis Breikšs. In April 2003 and 2004, memorial crosses and plaques were dedicated near the houses of “Daiņkalni” and “Graškalni”. In the fall of 2016 - spring of 2017, with the help of local Raunė residents, the memorial site was reconstructed according to the sketches of architect Z. Butāns, and the site of the former bunker was excavated and strengthened.