Monument to the soldiers of the 1st Liepāja Infantry Regiment at the site of the 1919 battles
Memorial site

Located in the village of Meža Strodi, Murmastiene parish, Madona region, 6km from Varakļāni.

The Freedom Struggle Monument can be seen at the site of the battle of the 1st Liepāja Infantry Regiment, where they fought against the “red” army in 1919. Not far from this place, a local resident Aleksandrs Lakstīgala was seriously wounded in battle. He was found dead near a nearby house. That is why the location of this monument was chosen.

On August 16, 1936, a granite Victory Monument (as it was called in the press of the time) was unveiled in memory of the Freedom Struggles, on which the words were engraved: "The place of the battles, sacrifices and victories of the 1st Liepāja Infantry Regiment in Latgale, on August 26, 1919, we bought every corner of our native land with our blood - it is now ours." It was erected by the leadership of the Rēzekne Guards Regiment, consecrated by the senior priest of the Rēzekne Guards Regiment, Vincents Tomašūnas, with the local parish priest Kalinkas. The opening parade was hosted by the commander of the Zemgale Division, Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis Order, Žanis Bachs. In 1950, it was demolished and destroyed. On November 16, 1996, the restored monument was solemnly unveiled, also in honor of the 78th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia.