Bumbu hill firewatch tower Memorial site
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Latvian Freedom Struggle memorial site. During the Bermontiade in November 1919, the command post of the Latgale division led by Krišjānis Berķas was located here. 6. The Riga infantry regiment, attacking from Bumbu hill, captured Silver Hill.
Used sources and references:
Memorial on Bomb Hill. Free land, No.248. 1939
Andersons, E. Latvian Armed Forces and Their Background. Toronto: Daugava Hawks Central Supply, 1983.
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Bumbu Hill is a high hill in the Bolderāja dunes, Kleistu Forest, Riga. A memorial site for the Latvian Freedom Struggle. During the Bermontiades in November 1919, the command post of the Latgale Division led by Krišjānis Berķis was located here. The 6th Riga Infantry Regiment, attacking from Bumbu Hill, captured Sudrabkalniņš. A memorial plaque was installed in 1939, which was destroyed in 1969. The memorial site was restored in 1989.