Oskaro Kalpako bataliono mūšis ties Lielauce
Sausio 15-osios naktį Kalpakų batalionas kovėsi pirmą mūšį ties Lielauce, atremdamas raudonųjų puolimą. Tai buvo pirmasis reikšmingas Kalpako bataliono mūšis, kai pergalė kariams suteikė ypač stiprų moralinį pastiprinimą.
1919 m. Kalpako batalionas Lielauce išbuvo tik tris dienas, tačiau šis mūšis išliko labai reikšmingu momentu Latvijos istorijoje. „Karinės pajėgos buvo nedidelės, dalis Latvijos kariuomenės buvo Vokietijos kariuomenės dalimi, kai Raudonoji armija įžengė į Latviją su didžiuliu pranašumu. Dėl kruopštaus skautų darbo šis mūšis buvo trumpas, bet kruvinas, prasidėjęs po vidurnakčio, leidęs suklysti abiem pusėms – „raudoniesiems“, matant Kalpako bataliono paliktas šviesas 2-ame aukšte, bet toliau atakuoti pilies taikinį galėjo pastebėti Dobe Nors buvo gili pūga ir neveikė raketinis pabūklas, bėgdamas ir teisingai perspėdamas, mūšyje netikėtumo fone nebuvo. Pirmas krito leitenantas Pēteris Dambītis, nes prie posto buvo palikęs kareivių batus, todėl nespėjo jų apsiauti... Kalpako batalionas „nebuvo pralaimėtas dėl stipresnės atakos“. kulkosvaidžio vamzdyje buvo užšalęs vanduo, tai irgi padėjo laimėti šį mūšį (..). Taip apie pirmąjį Kalpako mūšį atminimo ceremonijoje Lielauce (~2015) kalbėjo Latvijos nacionalinės gvardijos veteranų asociacijos vadas majoras Ilgvaras Baumanis.
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Oskars Kalpaks Museum and Memorial Site “Airītes”
The Oskars Kalpaks Museum and Memorial Site Airītes is located between Saldus and Skrunda near the A9 highway. The exhibit has extensive information about Colonel Oskars Kalpaks and his battalion, and shows the history of the Latvian National Army and the memorial site Airītes. The exhibit reveals Colonel Oskars Kalpaks as a personality, as a soldier and as a fighter for Latvia's independence. Audio logs in Latvian, English and German are also available as part of the exhibit. They emphasize the importance of the historic events of 1918/1919 in the protecting the statehood of Latvia. The museum building has been restored.
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Memorial stone in Oskaras Kalpaka Square in Saldus
O.Kalpaka Square is located in the very centre of Saldus, at the intersection of Lielā and Striķu streets.
The former market square is today a favourite place of recreation for residents and visitors of Saldus, where concerts, commemorative events and festivities are held. On 10 March 1919, Saldus became the first Latvian town liberated by Colonel Oskars Kalpaks' battalion.
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A monument dedicated to the first battle of Oskar Kalpak's battalion in Lielauce
It is located near the ruins of the Lielauce Lutheran Church.
On August 19, 1934, the gray granite monument at the place of the first battle of Oskar Kalpak's battalion was unveiled near the Lielauce Lutheran Church. The memorial was designed according to the architect P. Dreimaņi's design. The Lielauce battle took place on the night of January 15-16, 1919, between the Kalpakians Cēsa and the Officers' Company on the one hand, and the...
Memorial plaques to the Lubanians who died in the First World War and the War of Independence in the Lubana Lutheran Church
Located in Lubāna, Baznīcas Street 1, in the Lutheran Church.
A white marble memorial plaque to Colonel Oskars Kalpaks was erected in the church of Lubāna during the interwar period. "born Hugo Celmins...
The last resting place of Colonel Oskars Kalpaks
Located in Visagala Cemetery, Madona district
On July 10, 1927, a monument made by Kārlis Zāle and Arnolds Dzirkaļs was unveiled to Oskars Kalpaks - a composition of three figures, in the center of which is an ancient Latvian warrior with a shield and a sword in his hand, but on both sides is a wielding soldier. At the foot of the sculptural group, a bronze plaque is placed on the granite base, with a text engraved on it, which also...
The birthplace of Colonel Oskars Kalpaks “Liepsalas” and the final resting place in Visagals cemetery
The Colonel Oskars Kalpaks family memorial in Liepsalas is located in the area between Madona and Lake Lubāns. Liepsalas is Kalpaks’ childhood home. The memorial site was established here in 1997 based on the ideas and using the resources of the colonel’s niece, Ārija Kalpaks-Grundmane (1922-2006). The site consists of various environmental objects and stone sculptures with a symbolic meaning, signifying Latvian ethical and patriotic values. The largest building houses an exhibit dedicated to the history of the Latvian War of Independence and the 22 years of Latvian freedom (1918-1940). Located in the Visagals graveyard, the monument to Oskars Kalpaks, created by Kārlis Zāle and Arnolds Dzirkals, was unveiled in 1927. The monument consists...
"Nature - Strength Trail" of Oskars Kalpaks Museum
The nature trail was created in the territory adjacent to the museum and is based on the idea of the design of the O. Kalpaks Museum and its surroundings in 1936.The nature trail is free of charge for individual museum visitors.
The nature trail features wooden sculptures created during a woodworkers' plein-air workshop organised by the Kuldīga Technology and Tourism Technical School on the unifying theme - "For...
The first battle of Lielauce Castle and the Oskars Kalpaks battalion
The Lielauce Manor with its park is an object that is associated in Latvian history with the First Battle of Kalpaks, which took place during the War of Independence in January 1919, and its victory. The current manor building ensemble was basically formed at the beginning of the 19th century. The manor house was originally built in the Empire style as a two-story building with a tiled roof. The farm buildings of the complex are located further away from the manor park. The manager's house, which was later rebuilt into a cultural center, stables, a servants' house, and an ice cellar on the pond side, have survived. Only the foundations of the granary built in 1801 remain, but the volumes of the cone kiln, although rebuilt, have been well preserved. The...