Guerrilla bunker and memorial cross in Plunknočiai forest
Bunker
Partisan Bunker and Memorial Cross can be found by turning off the regional road 3604 (Rokiškis-Maineivos- Naujasodė) between Juodupė and Žiobiškis in the direction of Plunksnočiai Forest.
In 1947, the partisans of the Gediminas Company of the Kunigaikštis Márgiris (King Márgiris) Unit, led by Juozas Bulavas- Iksas, were located in the Plunksnočiai forest stand. Until 1948, they did not have a permanent wintering place, so they took refuge with people who supported them. After World War II, Plunksnočiai Forest was a swampy area with a small mound in the middle of the swamp. In 1949, the partisans set up a hiding place there. However, they were betrayed by an infiltrated Russian security agent, who knew the location of the bunker. On 14 November 1949, after the partisans had fallen asleep, he threw antitank grenades into the bunker. Seven partisans died.
The partisan bunker has been restored and a memorial cross with the names of those who died there has been erected. Today, the surrounding forest is green and walkable. A monument and information signs have been erected in a small square a few dozen metres from the bunker, pursuant to the initiative of the Young Riflemen of Rokiškis.
Used sources and references:
Partisan bunker and memorial cross in Plunksnočiai forest, Rokiškis tourism information center. Online access: https://www.rokiskiotic.lt/objektai/partizanu-bunkeris-ir-paminklinis-kryzius-plunksnociu-miske
Feather forest - directory of natural resources, human activity and tragic history, Born in Rokiškis. Online access: https://grokiskis.lt/rokiskis-triskart-lietuva/plunksnuociu-miskas-gamtos-turtu-zmogaus-veiklos-ir-tragiskos-istorijos-zinynas