7. Siguldos pėstininkų pulko formavimas
1919 m. birželio 20 d. Naukšėnų dvare, Rūjienos apylinkėse, pagal Šiaurės Latvijos brigados vado pulkininko Jorgio Zemitano įsakymą pradėtas formuoti 7-asis Siguldos pėstininkų pulkas. Iš pradžių iš Šiaurės Latvijos brigados rezervinio bataliono buvo suformuota nedidelė kovinė grupė, kurią sudarė 22 karininkai ir 1580 karių, kuri pirmojo vado Oskaro Dankerio garbei buvo pavadinta Dankerio divizija. Po kelių dienų dalinys buvo įtrauktas į 3-iojo Jelgavos pulko 2-ąjį batalioną, o rugpjūčio 23 d., papildžius kuopa, į 7-ąjį Siguldos pėstininkų pulką.
“In Tallinn, I looked for Colonel Zemitāns at his headquarters. In a small narrow street, I found the number I was looking for, according to the address given. A small piece of paper was pinned to the door, on which was written in ink: Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the North Latvian Army. The gray surroundings and simplicity, not to say poverty, oppressed me. But then pride slowly awoke in me along with the thought that it was right to start small, because then you have the opportunity to grow up big and stately. After a short time, I was summoned to Rūjiena. There I met with Colonel Zemitāns’ chief of staff, General Voldemārs Ozolas. He informed me that it was urgent to send Latvian troops to Liepāja, at least in the strength of a regiment. The Commander-in-Chief of the North Latvian Army instructed me to form one infantry regiment from the Rūjiena reserve battalion and appointed me the commander of this regiment. V. Ozols wrote this order in a field notebook, and this little piece of paper was the basis for the formation of the regiment.”
Oskaro Dankerio prisiminimai. Kaip tapau 7-ojo Siguldos pėstininkų pulko įkūrėju ir pirmuoju vadu. „Siguldos pulkui atminti. 1919.20.-VI 1959“. Torontas: Siguldos pulko memorialinis fondas, 1959, 9-10 p.
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Monument to the soldiers of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment who died in the Latvian War of Independence
Located on the shores of Lake Alūksne, on the edge of Pleskavas Street (Kolberg Road).
On June 22, 1923, the President of Latvia, Jānis Čakste, unveiled a monument to the fallen soldiers of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment. The monument is based on the design of the artist Jūlijs Miesnieks.
The soldiers of the regiment also improved and maintained the area around the monument. Soldiers gathered at the monument on the eve of the regiment's annual holiday, when the holy fire was lit, as well as on the day of the regiment's year after the parade and intercession in the garrison cemetery.
1940/1941 The Bolsheviks removed and destroyed the plaque in 1953, but the monument itself was demolished in 1953 and its stones were laid in the foundations of the corner of the barracks house.
At the beginning of the Awakening, in the autumn of 1989, the vicinity of the destroyed monument, which was still in the territory of the USSR occupation forces, was cleaned up. On November 11, a temporary granite memorial was unveiled at the former location of the monument, with the text: "The monument of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment will be restored in this place on November 11, 1989."
Thanks to the initiative of U. Veldre, the head of the Alūksne Brothers Cemetery Committee, the restoration of the monument was started and on October 16, 2009 the restored monument was unveiled.
Unlike the original monument, a cross was created on the obelisk regiment instead of a chest sign. Both sculptures of the monument were wrought by the sculptor Ainars Zelcs. Both the part of the 22 original obelisk blocks found on the territory of the National Armed Forces Infantry School and the newly built blocks were used for the restored monument.
On June 20, 2019, as part of the centenary of the Sigulda Infantry Regiment, a memorial site and a granite memorial plaque to the fallen soldiers of the unit were unveiled at the foot of the monument hill. The memorial site was built with funds donated by the staff of the Infantry School of the National Armed Forces.
Alūksne Museum
The Alūksne Museum is located in an architectural monument of national significance: the neo-Gothic Alūksne New Castle built in the late 19th century. The museum features an exhibition named ‘Memorial Room for Victims of the Totalitarian Regime’, which tells about the fate of the inhabitants of Alūksne municipality in Siberia and the Far East, while the time periods from prehistory to the present meet in the Alūksne history exhibit ‘Feast of the Ages’. It features a separate section devoted to the contribution of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment to the military, culture and public life. The formation of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment began on 20 June 1919 in the Naukšēni Manor. Initially, a battle group of 22 officers and 1,580 soldiers was formed from the reserve battalion of the Northern Latvian Brigade, and was named the Dankers Division. It was included in the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Jelgava Regiment. On 23 August, following an increase in the number of companies, it became part of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment. Having taken part in the battles against Bermondt, on 5 January 1920, the regiment was transferred to the Latgale front to fight the Bolsheviks. After the signing of the Peace Treaty with Soviet Russia, the regiment guarded Latvia’s eastern border. The Latvian War of Independence saw the deaths of more than 200 soldiers of the regiment, while 85 were awarded the Lāčplēsis War Order. In 1921, the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment was stationed in Alūksne. The regiment’s headquarters were set up in the Alūksne New Castle. After World War II, the castle was taken over by Soviet security institutions. As of the late 1950s, the castle housed various cultural institutions: the Culture and Cinematography Department of the Executive Committee, a pioneer house, a library, a cinema and a museum.
