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In Leipalingis, at Dzūkų g. 15 – the former “stribai” headquarters, in whose yard he lay for 76 years.
Memory cannot be erased.
In Leipalingis, at Dzūkų g. 15, stands the former NKVD headquarters, the “stribynas”. Kazimieraitis’s remains were found in its yard. On 21 October 2026, exactly three years after the state funeral, the Vitkus family bought the building. We are now creating a Museum of the Freedom Fights here.
Bank transfer
A place of remembrance
The building where people were imprisoned and interrogated becomes a place of silence and remembrance.
Exhibition
Letters, documents, the staff diary and the family’s story.
Education
School programmes, events for riflemen and the armed forces.
Community space
Meetings, commemorations and exhibitions for the people of Leipalingis, riflemen, students and the army.
Leipalingis · Dzūkų g. 15 · former NKVD headquarters
The former “stribynas” in Leipalingis, May 2021 · A. Zalanskaitė archive
Dzūkų g. 15, Leipalingis
The former NKVD headquarters, the “stribynas”. By the wall stands a memorial stone inscribed: “In this house, in 1944–1953, fighters for Lithuania’s freedom were imprisoned and tortured”. In October 2022 the remains of Juozas Vitkus-Kazimieraitis were found in the yard of this building. The Kazimieraitis Museum is being created here.
