Monument to national partisans J. Medvecki and G. Vanadzińs
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The monument was created at the place of the last battle of national partisans Jura Medvecks (1924-1947) and Gunārs Vanadziņas (1926-1947) near the houses of Timšanu in Pilskalne Parish.
J. Medveckis served in the Latvian Legion during the Second World War, was awarded the 2nd class Iron Cross for his bravery in battle, but later joined the national partisans of Selia. In September 1944, G. Vanadziņš avoided mobilization in the Red Army, joined Albert Kaminska's (1920-1946) Forest Brothers unit, but after the breakup of Susėja's group, he worked in the national partisan group of Jāzeps Fričas (1920-1947). Later, together with J. Medvecki, he took part in several actions against the Soviet occupation.
The names of the national partisans who fell on December 1 (2) 1947 and the inscription: "I put the head of a hedgehog on the monument. Protect your Fatherland. for the Danube National Partisans. Fallen in battle with Czech troops".
Used sources and references:
G. Blues. The war of national partisans in Selia // Movement of resistance to occupation powers in Latvia. Riga: SolVita, 1997, pp. 299-308.
UI Sietiņš. For the land we love... Latvian Iron Crusaders. Riga: LDKS, 2005, p. 175.
H. Knight. Cheating death. Riga: Latvijas Mediji, 2022, 478-479. p.
