Memorial place for Latvian and Lithuanian national partisans in Ukru Parish
Memorial site
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The memorial site for Latvian and Lithuanian national partisans near the former Ukru parish school was opened and consecrated on October 21, 2006. A white cross has been erected there, at the foot of which there is a granite stele with the names of two Latvian and two Lithuanian national partisans engraved and the text: “For You, Fatherland. To the national partisans of Ukru parish 1944-1954. In the fight against the communist occupation regime on October 26, 1948, Eidis-Eduards Ozols, Kristaps Siļķe, Alfonsas Bugnius, Kostas Norvaitis fell in Ukru parish”.
The memorial site was established by the Latvian National Partisan Association (LNPA) in cooperation with the Lithuanian Freedom Fighters Association (LLKS). Its opening was attended by the chairman of the Ukru Parish Council Ainārs Āriņš, the chairman of the LNPA Ojārs Stefans, the representative of the LLKS Jons Čepons and other attendees.
Used sources and references:
The Unknown War. The Struggle of Latvian National Partisans Against the Soviet Occupiers 1944-1956. 2nd ed. Riga: Domas spaks, p. 320.
Preserve the memory // Daugavas Vanagu Monthly, 2007, No. 1, p. 31.
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