marite iozovna melnikaite.the beginning of the great patriotic war, she was evacuated to tyumen. in june 1942, volunteers joined the rifle division of the red army. after graduating from a special school for saboteurs with a group of partisans , she was thrown into the enemy's rear. belarusian people's avengers. helped her move to the territory of her native zarosai district, became a fighter partisan detachment was elected secretary of the underground district committee of the komsomol, conducted propaganda work among the population, created several underground komsomol groups, participated in combat operations, the occupiers promised a reward for the head of the komsomol member, but the locals did not give her up. on july 8, 1943, during the retreat after the explosion of an enemy train, the partisan group under the command of melnikaite was surrounded. in an unequal battle, marite was wounded and captured. she was tortured for five days, but she did not give up the location of the detachment. july 13, 1943 m