Memorial name
Paneriai Memorial (Panerių memorialas)
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews and other victims of the Nazis murdered in Paneriai.
Description:
The Paneriai memorial complex or park is situated in a forest which served as a mass murder site between 1941 and 1944.
The first monument, erected in 1948, was demolished by the Soviet authorities between 1949 and 1952.
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Currently (as of 2023), the memorial complex consists of the following monuments and memorial sites:
Inscription “Panerių memorialas” (Translation: Paneriai Memorial) carved in stone at the entrance to the memorial park (1985, arch, Jaunutis Makariūnas, see the main photo);
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Monument to Soviet Prisoners of War (see here)
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Monument to the Lithuanians (see here)
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Monument to the Soldiers of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force (see here)
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Monument to the Poles (see here)
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Monument to Enzis Jagomastas and his family (see here)
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Commissioned by
Jewish community of Vilnius (1948), The Soviet state (1960s and 1980s), the Jewish community of Lithuania, the State Jewish Museum and other bodies after 1989-1990 (see descriptions of each monument).