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The Forest of God

In Telšiai district, in the forest of the Holy See in 1949. On the morning of May 21, MGB (USSR Ministry of State Security) units arriving from Telšiai blocked a large part of the forest where the partisans were hiding. It is believed that the enemy was informed of the whereabouts of the partisans by the traitor. Seven partisans were killed during the battle. Including the leader of the Šatrija team Aloyzas Mažutis - Šarūnas. Four partisans were taken prisoner, three of whom were seriously injured. Company leader Edmundas Rėkašis - Lakūnas and Steponas Rėkašis - Darius managed to break out of the encirclement.

The burial places of the partisans who died during the battle were determined by the Telšiškis brothers Alfredas and Romualdas Jonušai on the basis of witnesses and KGB documents.

Bunker coordinates: 55.905218, 22.160736.

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