Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum Fortification
54.9419,23.8760
Žemaičių pl. 73, Kaunas, Lithuania
+37068626243
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Until 1890 The Russian Empire had built a system of fortifications around the perimeter of the city of Kaunas. It included 8 forts and 9 artillery batteries. The construction of IX Fort started in 1902, but was completed shortly before the First World War. During the time of the Lithuanian state, 1924 the fort became a branch of Kaunas prison. During the USSR, the NKVD prison was located here, as a transfer point to the GULAG camps. During the German occupation - the Holocaust, it was a place of execution. Today, a history museum has been established here.
Used sources and references:
9th Fort Museum Publication Archive. Online access: https://www.9fortomuziejus.lt/publikacijos
