Lazdijai is a city in Lithuania located about seven kilometres east of the border with Poland. It was established by Sigismund II Augustus in 1…Lazdijai is a city in Lithuania located about seven kilometres east of the border with Poland. It was established by Sigismund II Augustus in 1570 and granted Magdeburg Rights by Sigismund III Vasa in 1587. During World War II, Lazdijai was under German occupation from 22 June 1941 until 31 July 1944. On November 3, 1941, 1,535 Jews were murdered in Lazdijai, including 485 men, 511 women and 539 children The perpetrators were members of the Rollkommando Hamann, local policemen and Lithuanian nationalists.
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