• The Ninth Fort is one of the defences of Kaunas fortress and a historical and architectural monument protected by the state.
  • Despite some rain on the drive over, our luck was good and we got sunshine when we most needed it at our outdoor explore of the Ninth Fort.
  • The fort was used as a prison and transit facility for Jews during the Second World War, and was thereby connected to the genocide against the European Jews.
  • In 1958, a museum was established in the Ninth Fort. In 1959, an exhibition was prepared in four cells, telling of the Nazi war crimes carried out in Lithuania.
  • One of the most popular attractions in Kaunas is the Ninth Fort, a former military fortification located on the banks of the Nemunas River.
  • Exterior view of the Ninth Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania. Sign: "On the night of December 25, 1943, 64 witnesses of the Nazi's crimes escaped by this route."
  • **The Ninth Fort is a stronghold in the northern part of Šilainiai elderate, Kaunas, Lithuania.
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  • What is fascinating about Ninth Fort is that it has seen several changes over its 100 year history - it has been a regular prison, a Soviet prison and also a Nazi prison.
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  • Lithuania was quickly overrun by the Nazis, who took control of the Ninth Fort and transformed it into a killing site.
  • In this post we concentrate on two of these, Seventh Fort and Ninth Fort. The forts are number clockwise and can be found throughout the city.