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.
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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...
