 Partisan groups were relatively large, 100 men and more.There were several larger open engagements between the partisans and NKVD, like in Kalniškė, Paliepiai, Seda, Virtukai, Kiauneliškis, Ažagai-Eimuliškis and the battle at the village of Panara.Since the Soviets had not established their control, the partisans controlled entire villages and towns.