Monument "To Those Who Fell in Heroic Death for Latvia", Jaunjelgava Cemetery
Memorial site

A monument to the soldiers who fell in the battles against Bermont in 1919 was unveiled at the Jaunjelgava cemetery on November 18, 1926. The following words are inscribed on the monument:
I was born for freedom,
I fell for Freedom
To enjoy freedom,
Whose fate has decided it.

The following fell in heroic death for Latvia in November 1919:
Andrejs Kampars
Theodore Jespers
Andrejs Kruklis
Alexis Petersons
Anton Balčunas
Stanislavs Balulis

In 1988, Popular Front groups were formed in Jaunjelgava, which restored the monument erected in 1926 in the early 1990s.

It is known about the events of that time: “On October 19, 1919, two companies of the 1st battalion of the 4th Valmiera Infantry Regiment took up positions near Jaunjelgava — a total of approximately 250 men. At 7 o’clock, units of the German legion commanded by Colonel Pāvels Bermont opened artillery fire and shortly thereafter went on the attack. The attacks followed each other with interruptions until the evening, when the enemy retreated into the forest. Throughout the day, the defenders had two seriously wounded and one lightly wounded.
In the following days, the Bermontites shelled the positions with artillery and machine guns, but there were no intensive infantry attacks. The front line stabilized, and both sides only conducted active reconnaissance.
Thus, it was possible to attract the Bermont forces located in the Jaunjelgava area and prevent their diversion to Riga. Military operations in the Jaunjelgava front area ended with the enemy's retreat on November 14, 1919."