Monument to those who fled across the sea to Sweden in 1944
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This monument is situated on the water’s edge on Cape Puise. In 1944, around 80,000 people fled westward from the advancing Red Army, many of them by sea. This monument, commemorating that mass flight, was designed by Aivar Simson. The idea originated from Heidi Ivask, who, held in her mother's arms, was one of many who waited for a boat on the beach in Puise. Construction of the monument was led by the Estonian Memento Union.
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ERR. https://www.err.ee/1136995/laanemaal-avatakse-malestusmark-1944-aasta-paadipogenikele
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