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Part of the fort territory - moats and mounds - located near Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics can be seen when driving along Sukilėlių Avenue. There was never any military action in the fortification. During the Nazi occupation, it was turned into the first concentration camp where more than 5,000 Jews were killed. The fort suffered the most during the years of Soviet occupation: many original details were destroyed during the reconstruction. At present, the fort has been privatized. It contains a museum and provides informal education for children.

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