Dainava military district (also Dainava partisans military district) is a military district of Lithuanian partisans which operated in 1945âÂÂ1951 in the counties of Alytus, Lazdijai and VarÃÂna in Dainava (Dzà «kija). The most significant battles: on May 17, 1945, in the Kalnià ¡kÃÂs Forest of the Simnas rural district in the Alytus district (44 partisans killed, about 400 NKVD members killed); on June 14, 1945, in the VarÃÂia Forest of the Daugai rural district (40 partisans killed or were arrested, about 176 NKVD members were killed).