Memorial stone to the green partisans Memorial site

Lāčplēsis Day commemoration on November 11, 1990. Source: Aivars Siliņš
Lāčplēsis Day commemoration on November 11, 1990. Source: Aivars Siliņš
Memorial stone to the fallen green partisans of the 1930s. Author: Valdemārs Upītis (1904-1986). Source: Lost Latvia
Monument in August 1997. Next to it is a cross for an unknown German soldier. Installed on November 11, 1990. Author: Māris Locs
Memorial stone for the green partisans in 2020. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
Memorial stone for the green partisans in 2020. Source: Gita Memmēna, Vidzeme Tourism Association
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Located in Ērgļi on the corner of Parka and Saules streets near the railway viaduct.

On May 23, 1919, the Green Partisans attacked a column of Bolshevik carters in the center of Ērgļi. The battle lasted two hours, and the Partisans captured 78 horses and many carts with rifles and other goods. Four Partisans died in the battle, and one was wounded. In total, 61 men fought in the ranks of the Partisans in the region, of whom six died.

On May 21, 1939, a memorial stone was erected in the village of Ērgļi by the 121st Ērgļi Small Regiment at the site where the Green partisans Jānis Andriksons, Andrejs Bumbers, Kārlis Baņģieris and Jānis Gūts fell on May 23, 1919.

During the Soviet occupation, the memorial at the intersection of Parka and Saules streets was demolished. It was restored and reinstalled on April 22, 1989.

Used sources and references:

Hermanis Kreicers in the book "Roads and Pedestrians" and the newspaper "Latvju Kareivis", retelling by Anna Kuzina in the book "Once in the Eagles"
https://karavirukapi.blogspot.com