Editing Koniuchy massacre (section)

== Massacre ==
On 29
<nowiki> </nowiki>January 1944, around 6 a.m., the village was attacked by Soviet 
partisan units under the command of the Central Partisan Command in Moscow. The raid was carried out by 100–120 partisans from various units including 30 Jewish partisans. The units involved were ''"Death to occupiers"'', ''"Death to fascism"'', ''"Thunder"'', ''"Margirio"'' and a unit named after Adam Mickiewicz. The units belonged to the partisan Vilnius Brigade, with the exception of ''"Death to occupiers"'', which was part of the Kaunas partisan brigade.<sup>[2]</sup>

At least 38 villagers who have been identified by name were 
killed and more than a dozen were wounded; most of the homes were burned
<nowiki> </nowiki>to the ground and looted. The commemorative monument erected in 
Koniuchy lists 38 name, among them 19 women and 7 children under the age
<nowiki> </nowiki>of 16. The youngest child murdered was 1.5 years, and a 3-year-old girl
<nowiki> </nowiki>was shot while held in her mother's arms <sup>[23]</sup>

According to reports of the Lithuanian Security Police, 36 houses, 40 granaries, 39 barns, and one banya were burned down, 50 cows, 16 horses, about 50 pigs, and 100 sheep were slaughtered.<sup>[24]</sup>
<nowiki> </nowiki>The massacre of Koniuchy and murder of its inhabitants was documented 
by one of the attacking partisans, Chaim Lazar. According to Lazar the village was to be destroyed completely<sup>[25]</sup> as an example to others, and even the livestock was to be killed

Soviet partisans also confiscated arms in the nearby villages of 
Butrimonys, Jononiai, Klepociai, Pasalis, and Sauliai. In the village of<nowiki> </nowiki>Kiemeliskes was attacked and the partisans took provisions.<sup>[5]</sup>
<nowiki> </nowiki>According to Lithuanian auxiliary police battalion reports, 52 auxiliary armed with machine guns arrived went to Koniuchy at 7 AM, but 
to intercept the Soviets. Additional Lithuanian attempts to 
ambush the Soviets were also unsuccessful.<sup>[5]</sup>