Places of freedom fights

Leonardas Vilhelmas Grigonis was born on 14 December, 1905 in Rokiškis parish, Pužoniai village. Studied in Rokiškis gymnasium.  After graduating, he returned to his homeland.  He founded a primary school in Paulianka village. While working as a…

A monument in memory of 1944–1951 deaths of arrested partisans, resisters and civilians tortured in the buildings of Soviet repressive structures.

Balys Vaičėnas (later Vytautas District Commander) organized a partisan squad in the village, built in 1944, when the Soviet army occupied Lithuania.

A typical memorial sign in this forest in memory of arrested partisans, resisters and civilians deaths in 1944-1953 deaths tortured in the buildings of Soviet repressive structures.   Photo – A. Gavėnienė

A typical memorial sign for those who was buried in this forest and peat bog in 1944-1953. Of those who died in the vicinity of Rokiškis and in  memory of partisans, resisters and civilians who were tortured in the buildings of Soviet repressive…