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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In the center of the town of Troškūnai, Anykščiai district, next to the Holy Trinity Church.

During the partisan war of 1944–1953, the territory of Lithuania was divided into 9 partisan districts. In 1947–1950, the Lithuanian partisan Algimantas district operated in the Panevėžys and Anykščiai areas, the establishment of which is closely linked to Troškūnas. The residents of this town organized partisan units in Aukštaitija. The first commander of the Algimantas district, Antanas Slučka-Šarūnas, was born and lived in Troškūnas.

In 1996, at the initiative of the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center, a monument was erected in Troškūnai dedicated to the partisans of Algimantas County. The author of the monument was sculptor Jonas Jagėla and architect Audronė Kiausinienė. The main part of the monument is a black stone gate, which symbolizes those who left to defend the Homeland and did not return. The bronze crosses installed on the sides of the gate symbolize the Christian faith, and the bronze sword, like the sword of the archangel St. Michael, symbolizes the light of faith and hope. In the square in front of the monument, black stone slabs commemorate three Algimantas County teams - Šarūnas, Žaliojis and Duke Margis.

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