Monument to the Battle of Tähtvere Memorial site
This monument, designed by Aleksander Eller and commemorating the Estonian victory over the Red Army Latvian Riflemen in the Battle of Tähtvere on 14 January 1919, was unveiled on 3 July 1932. It was demolished in 1940, but restored in 1942. After the war, the Soviet regime had the monument completely destroyed and eventually replaced, in 1957, with a bust of Hans Heidemann, a figure in the workers' and trade union movement. Restoration of the monument was proposed by Enn Tarto, and it was unveiled anew at its original site on 2 July 2006.
Used sources and references:
Eesti sõjaajaloo teejuht, Tallinn 2010. Koostanud K. Luts
Vabadussõja mälestusmärgid. 1. kd. Keila, 2002
Eesti Vabadussõja ajalugu I. Varrak 2020
Tartu Postimees: https://tartu.postimees.ee/211874/tartus-tahistati-1919-aasta-voitu-tahtvere-valjadel
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