Memorial stone for Artūrs Köler, Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis War Order
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The memorial stone was unveiled on November 21, 2009, on the 90th anniversary of the liberation of Jelgava. The memorial stone is dedicated to Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Artūrs Kēlers, Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis War Order, who commanded the Latvian Army units that attacked the city from the Kalnciem side during the Jelgava liberation operation.
In 1919, when Riga had already been liberated from the Bermontites, on November 21, fierce battles with enemy units took place on the outskirts of Jelgava.
The order for awarding the Lāčplēsis War Order states that on November 20, 1919, near Jelgava, Kēlers, "personally leading a battle group consisting of 6 companies, under heavy enemy fire occupied the line Ciemale-Dūmiņi-Sabraki-Vilkubūdas, took prisoners and obtained 6 machine guns; the next day, in a persistent attack, he occupied the Red Inn and the Meiji Manor, finally breaking the enemy's resistance and greatly contributing to the liberation of Jelgava."
Used sources and references:
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/godina-1919.-gada-jelgavas-atbrivotajus.a211095/
https://karavirukapi.blogspot.com/2019/10/livberzes-pagasta-varpas-ciema-pieminas.html
