Monument to the War of Independence in Puurmani
Memorial site
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This monument is situated just outside the small borough of Puurmani on the Puurmani-Tabivere road.
Designed by Voldemar Mellik, it was unveiled on 26 September 1926 and depicted a Kuperjanov partisan resting on his gun on top of a granite plinth. The bronze statue went missing during the Soviet era. The plinth was blown up and the mound it stood on was levelled in 1948. A Red Army monument was installed in lieu, which was replaced in 1970 with a monument to the Great Patriotic War. The restored version of the original monument, made by Kadri Metsik, was unveiled anew on 23 June 1992. A new park has been planted around the monument whose trees have been named after those who fell in the War of Independence and other prominent figures from Kursi parish.
Sources:
National Heritage Board registry of cultural monuments. https://register.muinas.ee/public.php?menuID=monument&action=view&id=27111
Used sources and references:
Register of Cultural Monuments of the National Heritage Board. https://register.muinas.ee/public.php?menuID=monument&action=view&id=27111
