Obj. ID: 46053
Jewish Architecture Monument to the Soldiers of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force in the Paneriai Memorial, Lithuania, 2004
To the main object: Paneriai Memorial in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 1948 to 2015
Memorial name
Monument to soldiers of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force,
Although not commemorating the Holocaust, this monument is an integral part of the Paneriai memorial complex.
Who is Commemorated?
86 soldiers of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force killed in Paneriai and Marijampolė between May 17 and 21, 1944.
Description:
The monument consists of a granite cross with a Lithuanian inscription, which is situated inside a triangle made of two granite blocks. The cross is preceded by a sculpture of a Lithuanian military helmet. Two slabs with the names of the victims are located on both sides of the helmet.
Inscription:
On the cross in the center of the monument:
Šioje vietoje
1944 m. gegužės mėn. 17–21 d.
vokiečių kariuomenės SS daliniai
sušaudė 86 Lietuvos vietinės
rinktinės karius
savanorius
Translation: On this spot, / on May 17–21, 1944, / the SS troops of the German army / executed 86 soldiers of the Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force.
Commissioned by
Lithuanian Territorial Defence Force Union and the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania.
11 image(s)
sub-set tree:
Guzenberg, Irina, Vilnius: Traces of the Jewish Jerusalem of Lithuania. Memorable Sites of Jewish History and Culture. A Guidebook (Vilnius: Pavilniai, 2021)., 739.
Website of The Paneriai Memorial of Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum, "Monument to soldiers of the Lithuanian Territorial Defence Force," https://www.paneriumemorialas.lt/en/paminklas-lietuvos-vietines-rinktines-kariams-m6/., https://www.paneriumemorialas.lt/en/objektai/ (accessed January 25, 2023)