Monument to the War of Independence in Torma
Memorial site

This monument is situated in the cemetery in the village of Vanamõisa, just outside the small borough of Torma.

Designed by Finnish architect Ivari Anttila, the monument was unveiled on 17 June 1923. It depicts a kneeling soldier resembling the Estonian folk hero Kalevipoeg with a sword in his right hand and a shield in his left hand, mounted on a brown granite foundation. The east-facing statue was rotated to face west in 1940 before being rotated back in 1942. The Soviet regime had it demolished in 1948. Some of the parts were buried. The head of the statue went missing and was only recovered years later. An exact copy of the original was unveiled on 23 June 1992. The original cross pattée design was changed to the Cross of Liberty. The remaining original parts are on display in Torma churchyard.