Partisan Roads and Trails in Aukštaitija
The route introduces the activities of national partisans in Lithuania. During the Soviet occupation, a partisan war was fought, during which the territory of Lithuania was divided into nine partisan regions. The Lithuanian national partisans were well organised and armed, wearing military uniforms and carrying on the traditions of the inter-war Lithuanian Army. They fought with murderous NKVD (Soviet secret po lice) and Red Army units, and prepared plans for attacks. Hiding from persecution and prying eyes, Lithuanian par tisans built bunkers for themselves in the thickets of forests and swamps. The route also includes some sites belonging to other periods of the military history of the 20th century. This route, or a part thereof, can be connected to the following routes in Latvia: “Latgale – the Eastern Border of Latvia”, “World War II and its Aftermath – Soviet Occupation in Southern Latvia and Latgale”, “World War I and the Wars of Independence in Southern Latvia”, ''Resistance to the Soviet occupation regime in Zemgale''
What the tour includes
Along the route, you will have the opportunity to visit history museums and exhibi tions, see evidence of resistance to the Soviet occupation regime, authentically restored partisan bunkers, battle sites and monuments.