| Title |
Armijos Krajovos karių, žuvusių Družilių ir Raubiškių mūšiuose, bioarcheologiniai tyrimai |
| Translation of Title |
Bioarchaeological research of The Home Army’s soldiers from Raubiszki and Druzhyle battles. |
| Authors |
Kadikinaitė, Jovita |
| DOI |
10.15388/VUIFSMD.2023.2 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Vilniaus universiteto Istorijos fakulteto studentų mokslo darbai 2022.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2023, p. 21-34.. ISSN 2783-705X |
| Keywords [eng] |
Armia Krajowa ; forensic anthropology ; forensic archaeology ; partisan war |
| Abstract [eng] |
This article covers the topic of Armia Krajowa’s soldiers and their manner-of-death. AK is a Polish underground military organization that was active during World War II and the post-war period until 1945. Since Vilnius region was occupied by Poland during the inter-war period (1920–1939), multiple historical events in which AK soldiers were fighting against German Nazis and Soviets took place in modern-day Lithuanian territories. Thus, a considerable number of single and mass burials of Polish partisans are uncovered in Lithuania. This research aims to reconstruct the manner-of-death of 9 AK partisans’ skeletal remains from two battles with the Soviets: Družiliai and Raubiškės. The results indicated a wide range of perimortal lesions sustained on the battlefield: perimortal fractures and gunshot wounds. The analysis also revealed pathological lesions that illustrated challenges individuals had faced in their daily partisanship – hard physical labor, malnutrition, non-specific stress. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2023 |
| CC license |
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