Å ukioniai is a village in the southwest of
Pakruojis District Municipality,
Lithuania
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. It is located near VÄ—zgÄ— stream about southwest of
Pakruojis.
A hill fort at the location was destroyed by an attack of the
Livonian Order
The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order,
formed in 1237. From 1435 to 1561 it was a member of the Livonian Confederation.
History
The order was formed from the remnants of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword after thei ...
in August 1372.
Lietuvos archeologija, Issue 21
Mokslas, 2001, page 410
Jonas Noreika, an anti-Soviet partisan accused of collaborating in the Holocaust
The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...
, was born in the village in 1910. The village school is named after Noreika.[Nazi Collaborator or National Hero? A Test for Lithuania](_blank)
New York Times, 10 September 2018[After US teacher exposes her grandfather as Nazi collaborator, Lithuania listens](_blank)
Times of Israel, Cnaan Lipshiz, 6 October 2018[War hero or Nazi collaborator? Family partners with victim's kin to expose truth](_blank)
Times of Israel, Robert Philpot, 8 January 2019
References
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Villages in Å iauliai County
Pakruojis District Municipality