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“Lithuania’s struggle for the freedom of its homeland, for the existence of its state and for its own, and finally, its own existence,” said Juozas Mocius-Šviedrys, leader of the party district.
“2,500 of us have died, and God has commanded me to show respect for us. You gave, youth, ”said supporter Juozas Jakavonis – Tigre.
The leaders of the country who attended the celebrations said that without the sacrifices of these people, we would not have been ours.
“It shoots in the density of the forests, it explodes on the ground, it despises the town squares. what seemed like a defeat at the time is a victory in our eyes. “The triumph of the human spirit in the face of great injustice,” said President Gitanas Nausėda.
“These people chose consciously, even knowing that the average length in the forest. in less than a year, with a very clear ending, that is, the determination of its youth and youth was. Sacrificing life for all of us, “said Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
“This resistance fight was a continuation of the war. There was a war. War of Independence, “said current Lithuanian leader Vytautas Landsbergis.
The guerrilla war against the Soviet occupation in Lithuania lasted almost a decade, from 1944 to 1953. More than 20 thousand people died in this war. supporters and their supporters. Of the 20,000, only 11,000 are known. Perhaps that is why this form was chosen: a sword driven into a mound. Mark a symbolic burial place for soldiers, honor soldiers who have shown special courage, and protect ghosts from the dead.
A monument to the partisans of the Kęstutis district, built two years ago in Kryžkalnis, will also become part of the monument: a chapel-bell tower. In the future, it is planned to build an information pavilion-museum on the history of the Lithuanian partisans next to the stairs leading to the monument.
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