Ile partizanų grupė III Nacionaliniai partizanai
1946 m. susikūrusiai Kabilės partizanų grupei, Ilės partizanų grupei vadovavo vadas Visvaldis Brizga, pravarde Kārlis Krauja.
Grupė iš pradžių veikė Lietuvoje, bet 1947 m. grįžo į Latvijos Žiemgalos sritį. 1948 m. grupėje buvo 27 nariai. 1948–1949 m. žiemą jie pastatė bunkerį prie Ilės girininkijos, 300 metrų į šiaurę nuo Priedžių dvaro.
Pagal savo dydį tai didžiausias žinomas uždaras nacionalinių partizanų bunkeris Latvijoje. 1949 m. kovo 17 d. mūšyje su SSRS vidaus reikalų liaudies komisariato (NKVD) kariuomene kovėsi 24 vyrai, tarp jų 15 latvių ir 9 lietuviai.
Grupės vadas mūšyje nedalyvavo. Žuvo 1950 m. vasario 24 d. per mūšį Salduje, Striķu gatvėje 33/35.






Daugiau informacijos šaltinių
„TE“: Īlės partizanų bunkeris – „YouTube“ > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKkLYD3bhY
Istorija iš Ilės nacionalinių partizanų bunkerio – YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACJcoyCJyM
Prieš 62 metus Ilės nacionalinių partizanų bunkerio puolimo mūšio rekonstrukcija – YouTube
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