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Murder story of Vyžuonos Jews in the Lukniai Forest
Murder Site
Lukniai Area
Lithuania
In late June or early August 1941, the Lithuanian "white armbanders" shot a group of 18-20 Jews, both men and women, in the forest near the village of Lukniai, four-five kilometers southeast of Vyžuonos.
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Written Accounts
The historian Arunas Bubnys on the massacre in the Lukniai Forest:
Even before the local Jews were taken to Utena, in summer 1941, the white-bands executed ca 18-20 Jews in a forest adjacent to Lukniai Village.
Arunas Bubnys, "Holocaust in Lithuanian Province in 1941", in: https://docplayer.net/26675925-Holocaust-in-lithuanian-province-in-1941-by-dr-arunas-bubnys.html
Lukniai Area
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Murder Site
Lithuania
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