Marytė Melnikaitė

Marytė or Marija Melnikaitė (18 March 1923 – 13 July 1943) was a Soviet partisan and the only Lithuanian woman awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Monument in Druskininkai (1952); sculptor Robertas Antinis, currently located in Grūtas Park

Monument in Zarasai (1955); sculptor , currently located in Grūtas Park.

Opera Marytė by Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre (1953); directed by Antanas Račiūnas

Essay Tarybų Sąjungos Didvyrė Marija Melnikaitė by Antanas Venclova (1944)

One of the main streets in Tyumen was named in her honor; also streets in Minsk, Almaty, and Shymkent

Textile company in Utena was named in her honor;