Veseta partisan dugout and memorial site "White Cross"
Memorial site
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A 3 m high white plaque with the names of the Latvian national partisans shot on July 2, 1946 can be seen. A nearby dugout has been restored. To make it easier to find this place, there is a sign on the side of Vietalva with the inscription "White Cross".
During the Second World War, there was an active war in the vicinity of Vietalva, and the events after the end of the war were also related to it. In the post-war years, the so-called “Pārupa Group” operated here, led by Rihards Pārups (1914 - 1946).
In 1946, 10 partisans were shot dead in the area due to treason.
A memorial stone to the Pārups group has also been erected in Jēkabpils near the Krustpils Lutheran Church.
The project was implemented by former activists of the Uldis Eiduks youth guard group.
From the side of Pļaviņas, the memorial can be reached by walking on wooden footbridges and in spring and autumn the accessibility of the object can be difficult.
Video story about the exhibition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Rihards Pārups
Used sources and references:
https://www.plavinunovads.lv/lv/jaunumi/realizets-projekts-balta-krusta-atjaunosana-vietalva
https://karavirukapi.blogspot.com/2019/07/krustpili-pieminas-akmens-riharda.html
