Sklidžiai with "Neptune": MGB poison for partisans
In 1955, the partisans of Samogitia became victims of a treacherous operation by a Soviet MGB agent - honey-filled slurries poisoned with special preparations were intended to kill the freedom fighters.
In 1949, the MGB began using special means - sleeping pills, codenamed "Neptun 12", "Neptun 22", "Neptun 80", which were mixed into alcohol or food.
A tragic event occurred in 1955 in Samogitia. Partisan supporter, and in fact MGB agent Adolfas Šliažas from the village of Laumakiai, fed three partisans - Steponas Erstikis-Patašonas, Kostas Lyuberskis-Žvainiai and Julius Adomaitis-Erdvilas - with honey-laced scallions, which were laced with MGB poison. Even the agent himself, after tasting the poisoned scallions, ended up in Meškuičiai Hospital.
Despite his condition, Julius Adomaitis-Erdvilas, having eaten only one leaf, saved his friends: "he dragged his unconscious comrades through the forest away from the dangerous place, until his own strength abandoned him." The effect of the poison was terrible - the partisans wandered through the forests for a long time in a darkened state. The security forces did not find the partisans at that time, but only collected the things they had thrown away: ammunition, notes, newspapers and Erdvilas' diary.
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Joniškis Museum of History and Culture
Joniškis Museum of History and Culture is located in the center of Joniškis. The museum has been operating since 1989, it presents expositions representing the historical and archeological values of the region, the heritage of ethnic culture and sacred art.
On the initiative of Darius Vičas, a historian and museologist, researcher of the partisan movement, an exposition dedicated to the partisans of the Joniškis region was installed in the museum. In a separate room, the personalities of the partisans who fought for the freedom of Lithuania and their struggle against the Soviet occupation authorities are presented.
The exhibition presents an authentic typewriter "Olympia", which served the last partisans of Joniškis region, Kostas Lyuberskis-Žvainis and Steponas Erstikiis-Patašonas: it was used to print the issues of the partisans' periodical "Echo of Partisan Shots". "Echo of Partisan Shots" - an underground newspaper, published in 1952-1957. In the territory of Juozapavičius' homeland (at the borders of Akmenė, Joniškis, Žagarė and Kuršėnai districts). This is the latest partisan periodical.
The printing press is adapted for interactive learning - by pressing its keys, the visitor sees photos and hears stories of partisan resistance. The exposed radio also allows you to listen to songs created by partisans.
