Alūksne Garrison Cemetery Memorial site
Located on the shores of Lake Alūksne, on the Kapsētas Peninsula, in the territory of the Great Cemetery.
They began to be created and maintained with the care of soldiers of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment in the 1930s and were consecrated on November 11, 1932. After the restoration of Latvia's independence, the care for the maintenance of the Garrison Cemetery, the identification of the resting places of the LKOK related to Alūksne, and the installation of memorial signs in the Garrison Cemetery was undertaken by Uldis Veldre, head of the Alūksne Brothers' Cemetery Committee department.
Military personnel of the Army of the Republic of Latvia are buried in the garrison cemetery, as well as soldiers and civilians who fell in the fight against the Bolsheviks on July 4, 1941 in Alūksne near Jāņkalniņš and on July 7, 1941 in Ziemers parish near the Prinduli houses.
Most of the burials have white wooden crosses with metal plaques that mention the name of the deceased, their rank or occupation, as well as their date of birth and death.
On December 19, 1990, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the Garrison Cemetery to the Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis War Order, Vilis Spandegs. Typical memorial plaques were also installed for LKOK who died or were murdered in communist concentration camps and were not buried in Latvia. On November 11, 1990, a memorial plaque was installed for LKOK Voldemārs Zaķis, who died in a communist concentration camp.
Used sources and references:
The Unknown War: The Struggles of Latvian National Partisans Against the Soviet Occupiers 1944-1956. Second, supplemented edition. Ed.: Apine, L.; Kiršteins, A. [Riga]: Domas spēks, [2012]. pp. 150-151.
The fateful battle near the Prinduli houses. Maliena News. August 14, 1941.
Alūksne patriots' battles with bandits Tēvija, 1941, July 21, No. 18.
Veldre, U. The resurrection of the Alūksne Lāčplēši began 27 years ago. Malienas Ziņas. November 4, 2016.
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After the restoration of Latvia's independence, Uldis Veldre, head of the Alūksne Brothers' Cemetery Committee, took on the responsibility for maintaining the Garrison Cemetery, identifying the resting places of the LKOK related to Alūksne, and installing memorial signs in the Garrison Cemetery.







