Monument to the War of Independence in Kanepi
Memorial site

This monument is situated next to Kanepi Church. It was designed and fashioned by local sculptor Aleksander Jannes and unveiled on 15 August 1926. It was sculpted from a flat boulder found in the church meadow. The monument stands 4.27 metres high and is crowned with a 76 cm iron cross. It is adorned with a relief depicting a helmet, a bayonet and a laurel branch, with an engraving of the years 1918-1920 (the duration of the War of Independence) above them. The text reads: "Wayfarer, standing here, lest thou forget! We died fighting for this land of Estonians to remain free!" The monument commemorates those killed in the First World War, the War of Independence and the Red Terror. It was restored and unveiled anew on 25 September 1988.