Monument to the battlefield - forcing Aiviekste
Memorial site
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Located on the bank of Aiviekste, by the road Madona - Varakļāni, Barkava parish, Madona region.
Memorial to Aiviekste forcing. Opened in 1964. August 12
1944 the 341st Guards Rifle Regiment of the Soviet Army forced Aivieksti.
One of the plans for the attack on the 2nd Baltic Front in early August 1944 was called "Razgrom", and it was planned to arrive in Riga in about 10 days from the Lubāna area. These were also peculiar baptisms of fire for the 130th Latvian Rifle Corps, which for the first time in the territory of Latvia on August 2-6, 1944 went on the offensive in the north-east of Steķi, in the direction of Medņi-Antuži and reached the left bank of Aiviekste. On August 7 and 8, 1944, units of the 130th Latvian Rifle Corps successfully took part in the attack of the 22nd Soviet Army on Krustpils. After the capture of Krustpils, the subdivisions of the 130th Corps forced Aivieksti on August 10 and established a bridgehead on the right bank of the river.
Video showing an episode of Aiviekste's forcing .
Used sources and references:
Madona Local History and Art Museum
https://nra.lv/_files/202006/parskats_padpiemSA-A1-202006.pdf
A small comment, the history is completely different, it should not be presented by the occupiers, experts in the history, because they do not already know the truth about the events that happened in the beginning of August 1944. Stalidzanos. According to the accounts of the witnesses, what you have seen, you can confirm and state that nothing like that happened, only disinformation and propaganda will be with that monument to the fallen "Heroes". Shame and condemnation for the heinous crimes committed by these occupiers. Kurganskis has never even reached Aiviekste, or even crossed it, according to the witness accounts told by two local residents, she had seen the event. Kurganskis was drunk on alcohol when he was awake, threatening Stalidzanes and asking for bread, so that the Fascists would give it back if not dry, there was almost every set, people were terrified of their looting. He got drunk and got dressed, and one evening at the edge of the table, he was killed by a Latvian 19th division legionnaire. The people should finally understand that the monument of the Sadi occupiers should be demolished immediately, and without delay. God bless Latvia .