About 300 Jewish young men and women who fled from Vilna during the Gorman occupation and formed a partisan unit which won repute under the name of “The Avengers” are now back in Vilna as civilians adjusting themselves to normal life, it was reported today in the Moscow press.
Soviet correspondents visiting Vilna spoke to many of the Jewish youngsters and describe the heroism and ingenuity displayed by these partisans who harassed the German military for about three years in the vicinity of Vilna, blowing up bridges, trains and military warehouses.
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