Defence Forces Cemetery, memorial to the fallen in the War of Independence and the Bronze Soldier memorial
Memorial site

The Defence Forces Cemetery, established in 1887, is the resting place of soldiers of different descent who died in Estonia. It has been the site of around 5000 interments. During the War of Independence, a total of 440 Estonian soldiers, 130 White Army soldiers who had fought the Red Army and 150 Red Army prisoners-of-war who had died from illness were buried in the cemetery. The memorial to the fallen in the War of Independence was designed by architect Edgar Johan Kuusik and unveiled on 21 October 1928. During the interwar period, this was the only tomb of the unknown soldier in Estonia and an important memorial to fallen heroes. The monument was demolished by the Soviet regime in 1950. It was restored as an exact copy and unveiled anew on 27 November 2012.

The Bronze Soldier, originally named the Monument to the Liberators of Tallinn, designed by Enn Roos and Arnold Alas, was placed on top of a fictitious mass grave of Red Army soldiers in Tõnismägi in Tallinn and unveiled on 21 September 1947. It was relocated to the Defence Force Cemetery on 30 April 2007. The limestone wall behind the statue was relaid on a smaller scale but retains its original look.