Monument to the commander of the North-Eastern national partisans Pēteris Supe - "Cinītis"
Memorial site
In honor of the memory of the national partisan commander Pēteris Supe, a monument dedicated to him was unveiled in Viļaka on May 28, 2005. It is located near the Viļaka Catholic Church, on the edge of the trenches dug during the war, where the Chekists buried the national partisans who were shot. Under the monument dedicated to P. Supe, a capsule with the names of 386 fallen national partisans, descriptions of battles and materials about the partisan commander is placed. The words are carved into the stone: "To you, Latvia, I remained faithful until my last breath."
The monument was designed by Pēteris Kravalis.
Nearby is a memorial to the Latvian freedom fighters who fell in Stompaku Forest and other battle sites and were murdered by the Chekists in 1944-1956.
On June 20, 2008, a granite plaque was unveiled on the right wall with the names of 55 fallen partisans arranged in three columns.
The monument was erected at the site where the communist occupation authorities had once exhibited the remains of murdered partisans to intimidate the rest of the population.
On the adjacent plaque are engraved words of gratitude to Pēteris Supe and a poem by Bronislava Martuževa:
"Get up, Peter Supe,
Soul, fight in the war!
Today is your blood sacrifice,
Risen among the people.
Go out and live forever
In the strength and vigor of youth,
It flutters, flutters, flutters
"In the rising flag!"
Used sources and references:
http://balvurcb.lv/kb/index.php?View=entry&EntryID=358
http://latgalesdati.du.lv/notikums/904
https://karavirukapi.blogspot.com/2019/07/vilaka-piemineklis-ziemellatgales.html
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