Memorial stone of the national partisans of Nikolaj Straume
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The memorial stone is located on the Slokas-Talsu highway, near the Ridelu mill.
The group of national partisans of Captain Nikolaj Straume ("Buks") was formed soon after the capitulation of the German army and operated in the forests of Tukums and Talsi districts. The basic composition of the group consisted of officers and soldiers of the Latvian Legion, who were also joined by local residents. The names of 38 participants are known. In December 1945, the group set up a winter bunker for 10-12 fighters in Lauciena parish. In January 1946, the troops of the Soviet People's Commissariat of State Security tried to surround the camp, but the entire group successfully escaped the encirclement without loss. Between March 1947 and October 1948, Soviet troops carried out several operations arresting supporters of the national partisans and killing fighters in several battles. Nikolaj Straume was shot on October 13, 1948.
Nikolajs Straume was one of the leaders of the joint action of the national partisan groups of Talsa and Tukum.
Susijusi istorija
Pēteris Čevers - national partisan and commander of a partisan group
Pēteris Čevera - national partisan and commander of a national partisan group
The story of Peter Cheever's gang activity and destruction
P. Chevers gathered former officers of the legion around him, and also welcomed the local residents of Kurzeme into the group. They all chose to remain faithful to the idea of a free and independent Latvian state, rather than submit to a foreign occupation. Chever's group deployed in the territory of Vandzene - Upesgriva - Okte parishes of Talsi district, trying to avoid frontal clashes with Czech troops or fighter battalion fighters