Monument dedicated to Algimantas Military District partisans
Memorial site

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 Troškūnų miestelio aikštė, Troškūnų sen., Anykščių r., Lithuania
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The monument is located in the centre of Troškūnai, Anykščiai district, near the Church of Holy Trinity. During the partisan war of 1944–1953, the territory of Lithuania was divided into nine partisan military regions. From 1947–1950, partisan units of the Algimantas region of Lithuania, the establishment of which is closely related to Troškūnai, were active in the Panevėžys and Anykščiai area. The inhabitants of this town organised partisan units in Aukštaitija. The first partisan commander of the Algimantas region, Antanas Slučka-Šarūnas, was born and lived in Troškūnai.
In 1996, pursuant to the initiative of the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania, a monument dedicated to the partisans of the Algimantas Military District was erected in Troškūnai. The monument was created by sculptor Jonas Jagėla and architect Audronė Kiaušinienė. The main part of the monument is a black stone gate that symbolises the fallen defenders of the homeland. The bronze crosses on the sides of the gate symbolise the Christian faith, while the bronze sword, like the sword of St Michael the Archangel, symbolises the light of faith and hope. In the square in front of the monument, a black stone plaque commemorates the three units of the Algimantas region: Šarūnas, Žalioji and Kunigaikštis Márgiris. 

Used sources and references:

Elena Markuckytė, "Fighting for the Precious Homeland: The History of the Partisans of Algimantas District", Panevėžys, 2008.

Information from the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center. http://genocid.lt/UserFiles/File/Memorialinis/Iamzinimas/iamzinimas_PAP.pdf

Panorama report about the unveiling of the monument in 1996, https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000263298/panoramos-archyvai-paminklas-troskunaose