Along the Trails of the Partisan Battles of the Algimantas Military District Trail

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 Šimonių giria, Anykščių r., Lithuania
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Located in Šimonys Forest, along road No. 1216 (a sign and a stand have been installed). Šimonys Forest was known in the post-war Lithuanian partisan struggle as the centre of activity of the largest partisan unit in Aukštaitija, the Algimantas military district. Approximately 200 partisans were operating in the area in 1945, while by 1952, there were only 20–30. From 1947 to 1949, the Šimonys Forest was used by the commander of the East Lithuania (King Mindaugas) partisan territory, Captain Jonas Kimštas-Žalgiris, and in 1949, by the commander who took over from him, Antanas Starkus–Montė, as hiding places – command posts from which the partisan movement in Aukštaitija was coordinated. The route of the partisan battles of the Algimantas military district invites you to get acquainted with six partisan hideouts of the Algimantas military district, created by the partisans of the Žalioji, Šarūnas and Kunigaikštis Márgiris (King Márgiris) units, who hid and fought here. There are two walking routes of different lengths (5 and 10 km) in Šimonys Forest, which invite you to follow the paths of the partisans.

Used sources and references:

"Fighting for the dear homeland: the history of the partisans of Algimantas district", Panevėžys: Panevėžys Local History Museum, 2008.

Educational route "On the Paths of Partisan Battles in Algimantas County", Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center. Access online: https://www.genocid.lt/centras/lt/2250/a/