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Monument to the Partisans of the Tauras District

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On November 21, 2003, marking the tenth anniversary of the Tauras District Partisans and Exile Museum, a monument was unveiled in Vytautas the Great Park to honor the partisans of the Tauras District, their supporters, and couriers who died for Lithuania's freedom. The construction of the monument was initiated by the Marijampolė chapter of the Lithuanian Political Prisoners and Deportees Association (LPKTS MS). Sculptors Alfonsas Ambraziūnas and Arūnas Lukoševičius chose a stylized form of the tilted Cross of the Vytis, symbolizing the freedom won and the sacrifice made. The monument’s base, covered in black granite, depicts a broken sword and a symbolic figure of a fallen partisan, representing the struggle and suffering. It was erected near the V. Bagdonas house, which was formerly

the NKGB headquarters, where partisans and resistance fighters were imprisoned, tortured, and killed in the cellars. The Tauras District, established on August 15, 1945, in Skardupiai parish, Marijampolė County, was one of the first partisan districts in Lithuania. It was founded by Antanas Ylius, the parish priest of Skardupiai. The district operated in Marijampolė, Šakiai, Vilkaviškis, Kaunas, Lazdijai, Alytus, and the occupied Seina County. The initial district had four battalions, which later reduced to three: Vytauto, Geležinio Vilko, and Žalgirio. The Tauras District published the newspaper “Laisvės žvalgas,” was one of the first to introduce military uniforms, created the district’s partisan statute, anthem, and oath, and organized training courses for partisans.

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