Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery), photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
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Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery), photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
License: all rights reserved, Source: Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, License terms and conditions
Photo showing Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery)
Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery), photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
License: all rights reserved, Source: Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, License terms and conditions
Photo showing Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery)

Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery)

Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery)

In the Bernardine Cemetery at Žvirgždyno 3, some soldiers of the Home Army who died in battles against the Germans during Operation Ostra Brama, as well as in earlier battles, were laid to rest. During the vetting of the cemetery, carried out by employees of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in 2025, the graves of the following soldiers were found:
1. Capt. Stanislaw Weychert, died 6.04.1944.
2. Lieutenant Bolesław Łucznik "Sław", sabotage instructor, wounded in the Operation "Ostra Brama", died 22.07.1944.
3rd Konstanty Kozerowski pseud. "Jur", died on 10.07.1944. Initially he was buried in the courtyard of St. Jacob's hospital, but later his body was moved to the Bernardine cemetery.
All these graves are in very poor condition and need immediate restoration. Studies on the burials of AK soldiers in Vilnius state that there were many more graves of AK soldiers in this cemetery. They have not been preserved to the present day because they were situated on a steep hillside, just above the river, and were destroyed during a landslide.

Compiled by T. Zachara / MKiDN, VI 2025

Publication:

06.06.2025

Last updated:

26.02.2026

Author:

Teresa Zachara (MKiDN)
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The grave of Konstanty Kozerowski with cross and inscription, surrounded by other graves and trees in the Bernardine Cemetery. Photo showing Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery) Gallery of the object +2
Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery), photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
Graves of Polish soldiers from World War II in the Bernardine Cemetery, with damaged headstones and overgrown vegetation. Photo showing Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery) Gallery of the object +2
Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery), photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved
The grave of Bolesław Łucznik 'Sław' in the Bernardine Cemetery, with a stone cross and overgrown grass. Other graves and bare trees are visible in the background. Photo showing Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery) Gallery of the object +2
Graves of Polish soldiers killed in World War II (in Bernardine Cemetery), photo MKiDN, 2025, all rights reserved

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