Cēsis Regiment Schoolboys' Company
I Wars of Independence

The monument to the soldiers of the Cēsis Regiment Students’ Company who died in the Battles of Cēsis is located in the city of Cēsis, near the intersection of Palasta and Bērzaines streets. The construction of the monument was proposed by the Soldiers’ Association of the Cēsis Regiment Students’ Company. The monument was unveiled on 26 May 1938. The monument is based on the idea sketched by artist Jānis Rozenbergs, a former soldier of the company. Placed on a metre-high limestone pedestal, the 1.8-metre copper sculpture of a soldier dressed in a school student’s uniform was created by sculptor Rūdolfs Āboltiņš and coppersmith Jānis Zibens. An owl, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, lies at the soldier’s feet, squatting on and protecting the books of a student who went to war. The sculpture was demolished during the Soviet re-occupation in 1952. A monument named the Komsomol Flag Bearer by sculptor Kārlis Jansons was erected near its former location in 1957. Placed near its historic site, the restored monument was unveiled on 11 November 1992. At the same time, in 1992, a monument to the Komsomol, which had been erected by the occupation regime, was taken down.

On the side of the Cēsis-Āraiši highway, near the former Livu parish house.

A monument dedicated to the volunteer student company of the Cēsis Regiment, which participated in the Battle of Cēsis in 1919, can be seen.
The monument was unveiled on May 29, 1930, near the former Livu parish house.
The monument project was developed by former student volunteer K. Dzirkalis, and the installation work was carried out by A. Sproģis' company in Cēsis.
The bronze details were made by M. Pluka according to the author's drawing, and they were cast at the V. Minūtas factory in Riga. After World War II, the monument was destroyed.
Restored on June 6, 1989, the authors of the restored monument were sculptors A. Jansons and M. Baltiņa, and architect I. Timermanis.
Later, the bronze sword and plaque were removed for safety reasons, replaced with wooden parts.

Located in the Valmiera City Center Cemetery, near the chapel (Miera Street 1/3, Valmiera)

A soldier of the 8th (Student) Company of the Cēsis Regiment, LKOK Edgars Krieviņš (1899-1919), died on June 7 from injuries sustained in the Battle of Cēsis on June 6, 1919, when, when the enemy attacked, he covered the retreat of the rest of the units.

Located at Leona Paegles Street 1, near the facade of a red brick building.

The author of the memorial is artist Solveiga Vasiļjeva, and the idea is based on the motif of a flower bud. As the artist points out, it symbolizes personalities that have just begun to form – students who must make an important, responsible and tough decision in their still short lives.
In the form of the memorial, the outer petals of the flower bud are designed geometric, with sharp corners, in contrast with the soft, rounded ones inside the bud. The height of the memorial is up to 1.5m. The memorial was unveiled on May 26, 2011 in Valmiera, at the place where the Cēsis Regiment cadet company was formed in 1919.

The outlines of Latvia are laid out from artificial paving stones, on which a plaque with the flag of the Cēsis Regiment's Pupils' Company and the text is placed lying down:

"In this place on May 26, 1919
"Cēsis Regiment School Company" was founded

The Cēsis History and Art Museum is located in the very centre of the Old Town of Cēsis, in the New Castle. The museum holds a permanent exhibit of history and interiors named ‘Cēsis, a Symbol of Latvian History’, with two thematic sections: the exhibit ‘Red-White-Red Flag in the History of Cēsis and Latvia’ explains the history of the Latvian national flag from the 13th to 20th centuries, the approved national symbol, the flags of Latvian rifle battalions and the traditions of using national colours during the Latvian War of Independence. The exhibit ‘Cēsis and the Latvian War of Independence’ focuses on the founding of the Cēsis Company in December 1918, the joint battle efforts of Estonians and Latvians in the 1919 Battles of Cēsis, the time when, during the Bermondt Affair, Cēsis served as the temporary capital of Latvia for a short time, as well as the history of the Cēsis Victory Monument. In an escape room named ‘Legends of the Battles of Cēsis’, the participants have one hour to find their way out by solving puzzles, making connections and finding hidden objects. The Cēsis Company, one of the first units of the Latvian Armed Forces, was established on 8 December 1918 in Cēsis Castle by Senior Lieutenant Artūrs Jansons. The museum’s exhibit features a memorial plaque dedicated to the Cēsis Company, unveiled on 8 December 1933 at the Cēsis New Castle, which, at the time, served as the headquarters of the 8th Daugavpils Infantry Regiment and the garrison officers’ club.

Located in the Cēsis Lower Cemetery, Lenču Street 15, Cēsis.

One of the most significant memorial sites of the First World War and the War of Independence in Cēsis is the Brothers' Cemetery in Lejas Kapis.
The cemetery houses the Brothers' Cemetery Monument, designed by Cēsis artist and councilor Augusts Julla (1872-1958), unveiled in 1927, and dedicated to the soldiers buried in the Brothers' Cemetery from 1915 to 1920.

About 200 soldiers are buried in the Brothers' Graves of the Cēsis Leja Cemetery. Among them are an unknown number of Latvian riflemen and Russian soldiers who fell in World War I, as well as soldiers of German (10), Polish and other nationalities. During the Latvian Liberation Struggles, 22 soldiers of the 5th (2nd) Cēsis Infantry Regiment were buried in this cemetery, as well as 11 freedom fighters who fell in other Latvian army units. 2 Estonians, 15 victims of the Bolsheviks, and Latvian Red Riflemen also rest in the Brothers' Graves.

Located in Drabeši parish, Cēsis region, near the recreation area "Meža koujas".

A railway bridge over the Amata River is visible.

The railway bridge over the Amata River plays a very important role throughout the course of the War of Independence, as the first battle between the Estonian army's armored trains and the Baltic Landeswehr units took place here on June 5, 1919. The Landeswehr, knowing that the armored train was approaching, mined the railway bridge and took up positions in the "Amata" houses on the riverbank, ready for possible hostilities. The bridge over the Amata River was the border between the Estonian forces and the Germans.
Historical evidence of the events at the Amata Bridge has not been preserved. Since Latvians did not participate in these events, there are no memoirs from them, there are memories from Estonian soldiers, other sources. It can be said that this was a joint Estonian-American battle against the Landeswehr, because an American officer was on the Estonian armored train, who later also fought in World War II. In general, many future officers and commanders of World War II participated in the Cēsis battles, especially on the German side.

The Estonian armored train arrived in Cēsis on June 2, 1919, and a day later went to Ieriķi, where negotiations with the Landeswehr took place, which were fruitless, and on June 5, when the armored train again approached the Amata Bridge, a clash with the Germans began. The armored train also took part in the battles near Cēsis a day later, where it helped the soldiers of the Schoolchildren's Company, who were threatened with encirclement. Although the Germans tried to dismantle the tracks to cut off the train's retreat, it managed to retreat across the Rauna Bridge.

On the night of June 23, 1919, during the Battle of Cēsis, the Landeswehr abandoned Cēsis and retreated to the Amata River. While retreating, the Germans burned down the Cēsis Latvian Society building and blew up the bridge over the Amata.