Cemetery of the Finnish Soldiers Brothers
Memorial site
211
Used sources and references:
Lismanis, J. 1915-1920. In memory of battles and fallen soldiers: memorial sites of the First World War and the Latvian Liberation Fight. Riga: NIMS, 1999. 20 p.
Latvian Soldier, no. 249, 31.10.1938.
Ciganovs, J. Finnish "Northern Boys" fights in Latvia. Guardian of the Fatherland. No.11, 2014.
Cemetery of the brothers of the fallen Finnish soldiers in Matisene, Jaunaluksne Parish. Cemetery and memorial sites for Latvian soldiers. Available at: https://karavirukapi.blogspot.com
Related timeline
Related topics
Related stories
Battle of the Finnish Boys' Regiment "Northern Boys" in Beja
On February 23, 1919, an intelligence unit of the Finnish Volunteer Regiment "Northern Boys", hoping to obtain additional armaments and ammunition, reached the cliff of the river Beja School, where a collision with the Bolsheviks took place (Battle of Babeckas). 10 soldiers of the Finnish regiment fell in this battle.
Consecration of the Finnish Jaeger flag at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Liepaja
The first flag of the Independent Finland was consecrated in 1918 in Liepaja, at the Holy Trinity Church, where the Finnish Jägers took an oath of allegiance to the legitimate government of Independent Finland before going home.