National partisan A. Blumberg's hideout Bunkeris

Not only the forests of Latvia, but also the houses still hide information about the fighting tactics and methods of the national partisans. The hiding places of the forest brothers have not been preserved in Latvia, so this is a unique discovery, which also gives it cultural and historical significance. The national partisans were mostly men in their prime, with a desire to have relationships with the opposite sex. They would hardly have been able to withstand all the difficulties if the support of a woman had not stood by their side in their struggle. This helped to withstand the weight of guerrilla warfare, which often also relied on the consciousness of death. Unfortunately, most of these relationships were tragic.

Alfreds Blumbergs (1917-1949), being in the group of forest brothers, maintained a romantic relationship with Milda Pureni (1913-2010), a resident of Gārsene parish, from whom he received food, which also became known to the Soviet security authorities. On July 27, 1949, a military unit of the Ministry of State Security of the LPSR set up a hideout in the yard of the Pukiši house in Gārsene pgasta. Forced to cooperate with the check, M. Purene betrayed Alfred Blumberg, who fell during the operation of the check against him.