Memorial to the soldiers of the 2nd Border Guard Regiment of the Latvian Legion
Memorialinis vieta

The memorial site for the soldiers of the 2nd Border Guard Regiment of the Latvian Legion is located in Iecava municipality next to the Iecava–Baldone highway between “Dietlavā” and “Būčā”.

The memorial was opened in 1998 with the support of the Latvian National Soldiers' Association and the Iecava branch of the Daugavas vanagi association. In 2023, an information stand was added with a description of the 2nd Border Guard Regiment and the battles against the Soviet army in September 1944.

After the fall of Bauska on September 14, 1944, Soviet army units, with the support of tank corps and aviation, advanced towards Riga and Baldone. Tank units crossed the Iecava River near the houses of the Russians, as the bridges had been blown up. During the air raids on Iecava, the Kalna mill was completely destroyed, the church, the rectory, the distillery, and the dairy were severely damaged, and residential buildings were completely or partially destroyed.
On the night of September 15-16, the 2nd Border Guard Regiment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Jānis Jansons, arrived from Riga at a gap in the front near Grimu House on the Jelgava-Krustpils railway line. They had to confront tank units with small arms. During the four days of fighting, the regiment's soldiers destroyed 20 Soviet tanks in close combat with tank "fists", of which Private Plūksna alone destroyed five, Corporal Sirmbārdis - two. The regiment's losses were heavy: four officers, 24 instructors and soldiers fell. Eight officers, 161 instructors and soldiers were wounded.