Battle of Skrunda Memorial and Flag Day
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The Skrunda Battle Memorial is located in the centre of Skrunda, in Oskaras Kalpaka Park near the Skrunda Culture House, at the intersection of Kuldīgas and Liepājas Streets. In 2005, a stone was erected at the memorial commemorating the battle of 29 January 1919, when the battalion commanded by Oskars Kalpaks, together with the German and Russian units of the Landeswehr, liberated Skrunda from the Bolsheviks. The tradition of Flag Day has been maintained since 2004, commemorating the first town liberated from the Bolsheviks and its liberators, who raised the Latvian flag at the Skrunda church on 29 January 1919.
During the first months of the War of Independence, the Latvian Provisional Government, under pressure from the Bolsheviks, was rapidly losing territory. On 22 January 1919, the Bolsheviks captured Skrunda. A week later, in the early hours of 29 January, the offensive to recapture Skrunda began. The Latvian Separate Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Oskars Kalpaks was to attack along the Rudbāržu-Skrunda highway and drive the Bolsheviks out of Skrunda. This would be followed by a flank attack by German units with the task of destroying the advancing enemy, while the Russian company would attack between the Latvian and German units, using the Skrunda church as a landmark. The attack was also supported by a German artillery battery. On the day of the attack, the frost was 15 degrees, the sun shone brightly, the Kalpaks had to cross a clear field, and the Bolsheviks were sheltering in the stone buildings of the manor. The Bolsheviks opened fire when the chain of attackers was about 300 metres away, a two-way firefight broke out, and the soldiers under Oskars Kalpaks' command advanced in a rapid advance, forcing the enemy to cease fire and retreat across the Venta. After about 3 hours of fighting, Skrunda was captured at about 9am, with the Latvian Separate Battalion having only 2 wounded.
The Battle of Skrunda was of great importance for the morale of the Latvian Provisional Government's armed Spek soldiers, as it was in fact the first significant victory in the battles against the Bolsheviks. Moreover, the commander himself, Oskars Kalpaks, showed particular courage in the battle, encouraging the soldiers by his example not to be afraid.
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Paskutinis pulkininko Kalpako mūšis prie Airytės
Pulkininkas Kalpaks buvo gerbiamas veikėjas kariniuose sluoksniuose ir tikras patriotas. Būtent patriotizmo dvasia ir nelemtas atsitiktinumas lėmė lemtingą jo ir vokiečių batalionų susidūrimą, kuris, deja, baigėsi pulkininko Kalpako žūtimi.
Oskarui Kalpakui atminti
Oskaro Kalpako atminimas saugomas daug kur – tai liudija jo gimtasis Liepsalu namas, paminklas Visagalos kapinėse, atminimo renginiai ir gražūs Kovo 6-osios koncertai, Meirānu Kalpako pagrindinė mokykla, gatvės Lubanoje, Madonoje ir kituose miestuose ir toliau. Bet šiame straipsnyje – apie Oskaro Kalpako atminimo išsaugojimą gimtinėje XX amžiaus 2–3 dešimtmetyje. metų.
Pulkininko Oskaro Kalpako didvyriškumas Skrundos mūšyje
Pulkininkas Oskars Kalpaks savo karių pagarbą pelnė asmeniniu pavyzdžiu ir padrąsinimu.
Aizpori dvaras Nepriklausomybės kare
Aizporu pusdvaras, Aizputės rajonas, Kalvenės savivaldybė, yra labiausiai į vakarus nutolusi Latvijos vieta, į kurią traukėsi pulkininko Oskaro Kalpako atskirasis batalionas.
Pusiaukelėje tarp Rudbāržių ir Kalvenės, kelio pusėje, yra Aizporės kapinės. Yra paminklas ir 12 memorialų Oskaro Kalpakos bataliono kariams savanoriams.