Izidorius Mockus
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Izidorius Mockus codenames ''Rikas'', ''Rykas'', ''Jovaras'' (1920 – June 16 or July 10, 1950) was a Lithuanian forest brother who led Rolandas' squad (a part of Butigeidis corps, Kęstutis district).


Life

He was born in the village of Rudžiai (currently Eržvilkas elderate,
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) in a family of peasants. He was the oldest of three children. The family possessed 13
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of land, spanning from Milaičiai Manor from the one side to the river Šaltuona in the other. Mockus' father died when Mockus was about 18 years old. At the time of the Second occupation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, Mockus joined the forest brothers and eventually became a leader of Rolandas' squad (a part of the larger Kęstutis district). His younger sister Ona, codename ''Genovaitė'', also joined the resistance as an active supporter (''ryšininkė'' in Lithuanian), but was captured and deported to
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in the late 1940s. Mockus was killed in 1950 after the betrayal while convoying his fellow brother-in-arms Jonas Stoškus-Eimutis in Šakalinė forest, near the Lake Bivainiai (currently Tauragė district municipality). In total, 10 partisans were killed in this operation, conducted by the Soviet forces. A memorial in
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, dedicated to local partisans previously buried in the former prison yard of Tauragė
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, also includes the name of Izidorius Mockus.


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1920 births 1950 deaths {{Lithuania-bio-stub Lithuanian partisans killed in action People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Lithuania