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); 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).
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
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