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My great-grandfather Augustinas Kneipferavi\u010dius was born in 1881, Raseiniai county, \u0160idlava district, Naukaimis. In 1937, he moved from Kybartai to \u0160an\u010diai, Drob\u0117s g. 36 with wife Morta Vanagait\u0117 and their children. From 1940 to 1950, great-grandparents Morta and Augustinas Kneipferavi\u010dius were deported and imprisoned in Vologda Cherepovets lagers. Morta Vanagait\u0117 came back to Lithuania in 1950. She was buried in Kaunas, \u0160an\u010diai Cemetery in 1951. Augustinas spent 10 years imprisoned and was killed before his sentence was almost over. His burial place is unknown. My grandfather, son of Augustinas, Stasys Kneipferavi\u010dius was a demolitionist in the Lithuanian Military forces. He spent his time in \u0160an\u010diai barracks. He exercised in \u0160an\u010diai gym named Kovas. He was an active musician together with his brothers and brothers of grandmother Viktorija. During the Interwar period, he worked at the cinema mechanic in Lyra (later <\/em><em>\u2013 <\/em><em>Taika) and screened films during the war.\u00a0 My grandparents Stasys Kneipferavi\u010dius and Viktorija Dobrovolskyt\u0117 got married in \u0160an\u010diai church on the day it was opened<\/em>. (2018)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marius:\u00a0During the Interwar period, my great-grandparents and grandparents were living in \u0160an\u010diai, an industrial district unique in the entire Lithuania. There is a lot of information about \u0160an\u010diai in a book by Jurgis Vanagas called \u201c\u0160an\u010di\u0173 praeities takais\u201d. My great-grandfather Augustinas Kneipferavi\u010dius was born in 1881, Raseiniai county, \u0160idlava district, Naukaimis. 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