Memorial to the fallen soldiers of the Latvian Legion and national partisans
Memorial site
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Located in Indrāni Parish, Lubāna New Cemetery.
A memorial place to the fallen soldiers of the Latvian Legion and national partisans can be seen
The memorial was opened on July 25, 1992. The memorial stone was created by Andris Briezis.
At the beginning of the Awakening, in October 1990, Kārlis Doropoļskis, a member of the Helsinki 86 human rights group, received permission from the authorities to resume the joint burial of Latvian legionnaires the cemetery of the brothers, which was arranged in the new cemetery of Lubāna. A total of 26 fallen legionnaires and national partisans were buried in the brothers' cemetery.
Used sources and references:
Lubāna municipality
Sources: Kušķis, G., Korsaks, P. Towards the National Independence of Latvia: Freedom Fight Monuments. Rīga: Apgāds Mantojums, 2008. p. 168; Time, no. 72, 05.09.1992.
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