Img. ID: 445156
Memorial name
Mass killing pit.
Who is Commemorated?
People killed here by the Nazis.
Description:
A pit with well-preserved embankment structures is located in the northwestern part of the memorial complex.
The memorial is a twelve-faceted polygon made of granite that surrounds the pit. A commemorative granite block is situated to the right of the polygon as one approaches and bears identical Lithuanian and Russian inscriptions.
Inscriptions:
In Lithuanian:
Čia
hitleriniai okupantai
degino iš žudynių vietų
iškastus lavonus
In Russian:
Здесь
гитлеровские
оккупанты сжигали
выкопанные трупы
Translation: Here Hitler’s occupiers burned unearthed corpses [from the killing sites].
According to an information plaque, the inscription is not quite accurate, since exhumed bodies were burned at special sites next to each pit.
Commissioned by
Paneriai Memorial