Английская Википедия:Dainava military district
Dainava military district (also Dainava partisans military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945–1951 in the counties of Alytus, Lazdijai and Varėna in Dainava (Dzūkija). The most significant battles: on May 17, 1945, in the Kalniškės Forest of the Simnas rural district in the Alytus district (44 partisans killed, about 400 NKVD members killed[1]); on June 14, 1945, in the Varčia Forest of the Daugai rural district (40 partisans killed or were arrested, about 176 NKVD members were killed[2]).[3]
Leaders
| Name and surname | Nom de guerre | Since | Till | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juozas Vitkus | Kazimieraitis | 1945 November | 1946 May | |
| Dominykas Jėčys | Ąžuolis | 1946 May | 1947 August | |
| Adolfas Ramanauskas | Vanagas | 1947 August | 1948 September | |
| Benediktas Labėnas | Kariūnas | 1948 September | 1949 March | died in the line of duty |
| Lionginas Baliukevičius | Dzūkas | 1949 May | 1950 June | died in the line of duty |
| Juozas Gegužis | Diemedis | 1950 June | 1951 September | |
| Vincas Daunoras | Ungurys | 1951 September | 1952 May | died in the line of duty |
Structure of Lithuanian partisans' organisation
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References
External links
- Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania
- The partisan military districts of the Lithuanian freedom fighters
- Vienui Vieni ("Utterly Alone") 2004 film about the Lithuanian Forest Brothers, based on the real life events of Juozas Lukša aka Juozas L. Daumantas
- War Chronicle of the Partisans – Chronicle of Lithuanian partisans, June 1944 – May 1949, prepared by Algis Rupainis
- Forest Brothers – Fight for the Baltics – official YouTube channel of NATO, 2017
