Dainava military district

Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, one of the leaders of the Lithuanian resistance.
Partisans of the district in 1950

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

LLKS
Western Lithuania (Jūra) regionSouthern Lithuania (Nemunas) regionEastern Lithuania (King Mindaugas) region
Žemaičiai military districtPrisikėlimas military districtKęstutis military districtTauras military districtDainava military districtAlgimantas military districtVytautas military districtVytis military districtDidžioji Kova military district
AlkaMaironisVaidotasVytautasDzūkaiŽaliojiTigrasKrikštaponis
ŠatrijaDuke ŽvelgaitisBirutėŽalgirisŠarūnasŠarūnasLiūtasBriedis
KardasJuozapavičiusButageidisGeležinis vilkasKazimieraitisDuke MargirisLokys
Lietuvos žalioji

References

  1. ^ "xxiamzius.lt". Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ^ "vyr.ltn. V. Daunoravičius. Varčios mūšis. Mūšio schema. Taktika. Išdavos". kurejassavanoris.eu. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The partisan military districts of the Lithuanian freedom fighters". genocid.lt. Retrieved 15 September 2019.