Plokštinė Military Town Military town

Near Lake Platelia, in the forests of Ploštinė in 1960. the construction of the underground base for launching thermonuclear missiles "Dvina" was started. in 1962 at the end of December, the first combat alert was announced at the base. In four 30-year-olds 4 R-12U type medium-range ballistic missiles armed with thermonuclear warheads are deployed in deep shafts. They were intended to destroy Western European countries.

The top secret facility required a large amount of military equipment and service and command personnel. For that purpose, a town with 30 buildings was established 500 m from the missile launch site. The entire facility occupied an area of about 12 hectares, surrounded by as many as 6 protective fences.

What happened here, what was the purpose of the buildings and what fate befell the military town and what secrets Ploštinė forest still keeps, you will find out on the excursion...