The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles., photo MKiDN, 2023
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Photo showing Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920.
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles., photo MKiDN, 2023
License: all rights reserved
Photo showing Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920.
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles., photo MKiDN, 2023
License: all rights reserved
Photo showing Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920.
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Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920.

ID: WOJ-000633-W/142128 (LT-0590)

Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920.

In a forgotten grave by the railway tracks near the village of Lazdėnai lay a dozen Polish and Lithuanian soldiers who died in the summer of 1920 in combat during the Polish-Lithuanian conflict fought in 1919-1920. The grave was found by Marian Sokalski, an employee of the Consular Section of the Polish Embassy in Vilnius. Thanks to the cooperation of Polish and Lithuanian institutions, in 2020. Institute of National Remembrance carried out exhumation work. The remains of 14 soldiers were excavated. The findings so far indicate that 4 of them are Polish soldiers and the rest are Lithuanian soldiers. In January 2023, the burial of these soldiers took place at the cemetery in Kurkliškės, which belongs to the Jewje municipality. The ceremonial burial was organised and financed by the Lithuanian authorities, and it is up to them to arrange the final layout of the site. At present, the cemetery consists of 14 small nameless wooden crosses, arranged in a row, vis-à-vis them there is a tall wooden carved cross without inscription.

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14.11.2023
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The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles. Photo showing Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920. Gallery of the object +2
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles., photo MKiDN, 2023
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles. Photo showing Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920. Gallery of the object +2
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles., photo MKiDN, 2023
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles. Photo showing Quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers killed in the Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920. Gallery of the object +2
The quarters of Lithuanian and Polish soldiers from the 1920 battles., photo MKiDN, 2023

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