Memorial place for Latvian and Lithuanian national partisans
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The white cross with a stele for the national partisans of Slate in Rubene parish was consecrated on October 25, 2002.
It was a joint group of Latvians and Lithuanians, led by Jāzeps Fričs (1920-1947). The group also included Lithuanian partisan commander Jozas Streikus (1923-1962), Jānis Ruzga (1924-1948) and other national partisans who actively resisted the Soviet occupation regime in Slate and nearby parishes.
Used sources and references:
G. Blues. The war of national partisans in Selia // Movement of resistance to occupation powers in Latvia. Riga: SolVita, 1997, 309-320. p.
The unknown war. The struggle of Latvian national partisans against the Soviet occupiers 1944-1956. 1st ed. Riga: Domas saks, 2010, 332-335. p.
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