Not one step from my land.
A military engineer who graduated second in his class from the Belgian Royal Military Academy. He could have fled to the West, but stayed and became commander of the partisans of Southern Lithuania. He was killed in 1946, and his remains were found only 76 years later.
125th birth anniversary · 2026 12 10
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125th birth anniversary
On 10 December we commemorate him across Lithuania – in schools, communities and families. Join us.
10 Dec · 13:00 Opening of the exhibition “Not one step from my land” at the Seimas
History
A whole life in one place
From the grandson of a book smuggler in Ketūnai to the commander of the Southern Lithuania partisans, and the discovery of his remains 76 years later. Eleven chapters with sources, photographs and documents.
- 1901–1920Grandson of a book smuggler
- 1920–1928Volunteer
- 1928–1934Brussels
- 1934–1940Military engineer
- 1944–1945Resolve
- 1945–1946Commander
- 1946 07 02Žaliamiškis
- 2022–2023Found
- 9 storiesThe man behind the code name
Archive
92 sources. Seven collections.
Orders, letters, the family album, testimonies of comrades-in-arms, broadcasts and exhibitions. Everything collected about Kazimieraitis – in one place, with sources.
News
What’s new
Commemorations, discoveries and publications about Kazimieraitis and the creation of the museum.
Discover
In his footsteps
His native Samogitia, an officer’s career in Kaunas and his last months in the forests of Dzūkija. Places you can still visit today.