Vilniaus sunkiųjų darbų kalėjimas (Vilniaus Lukiškių kalėjimas)

  • Das Lukischki-Gefängnis in Wilna
  • The hard-labour prison in Vilnius (Lukiškės Prison) of the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice
Identifier
004228
Dates
1939-1940
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

The prison became more notorious during the Nazi occupation of Lithuania, when it was used by the Gestapo and Lithuanian Security Police as a holding cell for thousands of Jews from the Vilna Ghetto. The majority were taken to the outskirts of Vilnius and executed at Ponary (Paneriai). When Soviets reoccupied the territory in 1944, the prison was returned to the NKVD.

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

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