Par Sudrabkalniņa atklāšanas svētkiem

Located in Riga, Pārdaugava, at the intersection of Slokas and Kurzemes avenues.

In early November 1919, during the Latvian War of Independence, street battles between the Latvian Army and Bermont's troops took place in Pārdaugava. The decisive attack on Bermont's army took place in this area. In 1937, a monument was unveiled in Sudrabkalniņš, according to the project of Kārlis Zāle, honoring the fallen soldiers of the 6th Riga Infantry Regiment and highlighting their military qualities.

Designed as a memorial wall – a symbolic fortification, the gate of which depicts a lion blocking the way to the enemy’s attack. Built from stone blocks of the Daugavgrīva Fortress defensive rampart and hewn from the granite left over from the Freedom Monument. The cost of the memorial site amounted to almost 35,000 lats. For comparison, 4 “Ford - Shield V8 De Luxe” cars made in Latvia could be purchased for this amount.

Today, you can visit one of the most impressive memorials of the War of Independence.

A memorial site for the Latvian Freedom Struggles. During the Bermontiades in November 1919, the command post of the Latgale Division led by Krišjānis Berķis was located here. The 6th Riga Infantry Regiment, attacking from Bumbu Hill, captured Sudrabkalniņš.