Jānis Balodis (1881-1965), Läti armee ülemjuhataja, sõjaminister, kindral
I Maailmasõda, I Maailmasõda ja iseseisvumine, II Maailmasõda, IV Nõukogude okupatsioon

Mälestusstele asub Trikāta kalmistu kabeli kõrval.

Trikāta kalmistul säilitatakse kolme silmapaistva Läti kindrali – Roberts Dambītise, Kārlis Goppersi ja Jānis Balodise – mälestust. Trikāta kalmistule on maetud ka kõigi nende kindralite õpetaja Jēkabs Mūrnieks.

Lāčplēsi sõjaväeordu kindraleid ja rüütleid mälestatakse igal aastal tõrvikurongkäikudega Trikāta kalmistule, kus on kaks mälestussammast, kuhu on graveeritud Trikāta kihelkonnaga seotud 17 Lāčplēsi sõjaväeordu rüütli nimed.
Stela avati 11.11.2018.

Videolugu Lāčplēsi sõjaordust ja kindral Jānis Balodise ordenite komplektist .

Daugavgrīva Fortress (entry from Birzes street) is located on the Daugavgrīva Island where Buļļupe river joins the Daugava river. The fortress was built in the 17th century to defend from enemies moving in the direction of Riga, which was an important administrative, trade and production centre. Later it became the main fortification of the Latvian Army coastal defence with several support points. This defensive fortification system is one of the most valuable objects of Latvia's military heritage. This fortress has witnessed Latvian military history. For example, during the Crimean War (1853-1856) Latvian and Estonian gunboat crews were trained here. The main objective of these units was to protect local ports and the coast from attacks by the British navy. During World War I Daugavgrīva militiamen companies were formed here. These were the first Latvian combat units, which came even before the Latvian Riflemen. Nowadays it is possible to see the territory of the fortress. ‘Komētforts’ and the Seaside Nature Park are located nearby and Mangaļsala fortifications are on the other side of the Daugava river.

Atroadas, Inčukalns, Atmodas Street 2.

On July 3, 2016, a monument to the first battle for Latvia's independence, dedicated to the Latvian National Guard (Die Lettländische Landeswehr), was unveiled. sides. Eižens Upmanis, the chairman of the Brothers' Cemetery Committee, concluded at the time that this could be the historically first monument to the combined Latvian and Baltic forces in the battle memorials outside the cemetery. At that time, Lieutenant Colonel Oskars Kalpaks was appointed commander of the Latvian units of the Latvian National Guard or Landesver, from whose units the later Latvian army grew and formed during the Freedom Fights.

In 1918, the entire territory of present-day Latvia had fallen into the hands of the German Empire and its troops. However, at the end of the summer and autumn of 1918, the situation began to end badly for Germany, and it was clear that it was only a matter of time before Germany would be forced to concede defeat in World War I. The Russian Empire, which included Latvia before World War I, had ceased to exist earlier, with the revolutions of February and October 1917. On November 18, 1918, the Republic of Latvia was proclaimed. After the ceasefire with the Entente on November 11, 1918, the German army, which was on the territory of Latvia, was no longer motivated for further warfare, and most of its soldiers simply wanted to return home.

Under such circumstances, it was clear that Latvia's defense depended primarily on the national guard formed by the people of Latvia. Initially, due to their education and relatively greater ability to self-organize, the greatest initiative in creating such a national guard was shown by the Baltic Germans living in Latvia. Russian soldiers also joined the National Guard. In order to ensure the supply of the National Guard with uniforms, weapons and other necessary resources, on December 7, 1918, the Provisional Government of Latvia entered into an agreement with the German representative August Vinnig, providing for the provision of the National Guard from the German army reserves in Latvia. This agreement stated, among other things, that the National Guard, officially known as the Latvian National Guard or in German, the die Lettländische Landeswehr, would be the armed forces of the Republic of Latvia.

Two soldiers of the Latvian Red Rifle Regiment (ie approximately 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers) who had previously experienced in World War I and the Russian Civil War faced the Latvian National Guard. Despite the experience and numerical superiority of the Red Army, the Latvian National Guard held Inčukalns for two days in fierce fighting, until finally, in the evening of January 1, 1919, to avoid siege, was forced to retire, losing 43 dead and several wounded, most of whom was taken captive by the Bolsheviks, where they were killed or died of starvation or disease.

Author: Artis Buks. Material: Boulder. The monument is made of large monolithic stone, which was found in Rolls near Jelgava.

Located at Odzienas Street 2, Pļaviņas.

The permanent exposition "Latvian Army in Pļaviņas in the 20th Century" can be seen.

The building in Pļaviņas, Odzienas Street 2, has a long history - from the time when Stukmaņi wholesaler Hugo Apeltofts started active economic activity in it, thus promoting the development of Pļaviņas city, until the headquarters of the Latvian Eastern Front was established here during the War of Independence. In 1919, the activities of Latvian army units against the Red Army in Latgale were commanded directly from Pļaviņas.

In 1934, a memorial plaque was unveiled near this house with the inscription: "In 1919, the headquarters of the Eastern Front was located in this house, and here General Jānis Balodis took over the command of the Latvian National Army." It was removed and destroyed by the Soviets in 1940, but on June 16, 1990, with the support of the LNNK Plavinas branch, it was restored.

Now, next to the former headquarters building, there is a memorial stall dedicated to 15 cavalry of the Lāčplēsis Military Order born in Pļaviņas region. In Pļaviņas, as well as provides an insight into the life stories of the Knights of the Lāčplēsis War Order.

Not far from the exposition building is the Latgale Division headquarters building, which was built in 1913 by Count Teodors Medems as a Stukmaņi liqueur factory. In 1919 it was taken over by the regime of P. Stučka, where it had also established a prison. After the expulsion of the Bolsheviks, in 1925 the building was taken over by the Latvian Army, which housed the headquarters of the Latgale Division. 10 generals and other officers of the Latvian Army spent their military careers in this building. In 1940, the building was taken over by the Red Army. In the post-war years, it housed a school as well as a municipality. Around 1970, the building was started to be used by the production association "Rīgas Apīrsbs".

Visits to the exhibition must be booked in advance by calling T. 28442692.

Located in the Tirza Cemetery.

A monument with a lion's head is visible.

A monument made of broken boulder, designed by the architect Aleksandrs Birzeniekis and the sculptor Wilhelm Treys, commissioned by the Tirza Branch of the Brothers' Cemetery Committee, a monument to blacksmith Blumbergs. The monument was made with funds donated by members of the Tirza parish and the Brothers' Cemetery Committee. 2377 lats were donated to the monument fund. Opened on September 9, 1928.

The monument is made of massive granite blocks in the form of a rectangular column and leaves the impression of a symbol of strength and independence. The bronze parts and decorations of the monument were created by the sculptor Wilhelm Trejs. Material: granite, bronze, shape: architectural composition with copper forgings. On one side of the monument is the head of a bronze lion and a plaque with the inscription: "In this holy place the virtue of great men has created a long home." On the other side it is written: "For the eternal memory of the sons of the Tirzah congregation who fell in the war and in the war of independence. Anno 1928."
It is known that at the opening ceremony of the monument on September 9, 1928, it was consecrated by Archbishop Edgar Berg. The opening ceremony was also attended by the legendary General Jānis Balodis, who is an outstanding person in the history of Latvia. He was the commander-in-chief of the army in the battles against the Bermontians and the Red Army in Latgale. After the 1934 coup, he was the second person in the country and remained so after 1940.

In 2008, with the help of the Tirza Development Society, the monument was restored.

A monument dedicated to the Latgale partisan regiment.

In the history of the War of Independence of Latvia (1919-1920), the Latgale partisan regiment, whose cradle was once in the territory of the former Balvi district, was formed from the "green" regiments already at the end of 1918.
The monument was opened for the first time on August 14, 1938, with the participation of General Jānis Balodis. The author of the monument is the artist Kārlis Jansons.
In 1940, the communists destroyed the monument, after the establishment of Soviet power, the executive committee of Abrene district decided to demolish the monument in the spring of 1941, but the image of the partisan was buried in the courtyard of the Balva militia. During the German era, the monument was restored, but when the Red Army returned, the monument was torn down a second time, taken away and destroyed. When Latvia regained its national independence, the people of Balveni collected donations for the restoration of the Latgale partisan monument. On November 11, 1993, the restored monument of Andrej Jansons, the son of the artist Kārļis Jansons, was unveiled at Balvos.

The Latvian War Museum is located in the Old Town not far from the Freedom Monument in a historic defence building called the ‘Powder Tower’. There are 11 exhibits in the museum. There are various weapons, documents, uniforms, awards, badges and other items detailing the everyday life of a soldier in war. The Latvian War Museum is one of the oldest museums in Latvia. Its origins can be found in World War I. Museum’s collection was made up mainly of personal items of soldiers or items found on battlefields. After Latvia gained its independence the main goal of the museum became to create an exposition on the military history of Latvia and the active role of the population in protecting their land. In 1937 the museum was expanded and was technically one of the most modern museums in Europe at that time. The Powder Tower was one of the fortification towers of Riga. Some evidence dates back to 1330 where it has been mentioned as the ‘Sand Tower’. The tower was destroyed in 1621 when Riga was besieged by the Swedish Army. But in 1650 a new tower for storing gunpowder and weapons was built. After the city’s fortifications were taken down, the Powder Tower remains as one of the most important pieces of evidence of the Riga defence system.

Located in Daugavpils Fortress, on the wall of the building, opposite the parking lot.

A memorial plaque says that the Commander-in-Chief of the Latvian Army during the War of Independence, General Jānis Balodis (1881-1965), lived in this house (there were officers' houses on Oficieru Street). The memorial plaque with the following text was unveiled in the interwar period – on September 29, 1936, when the Latvian Army was stationed in the Daugavpils Fortress.

It was removed after 1940, but was reinstalled in 2020 by the Daugavpils Heritage association.

Kindral Jānis Baloži brigaadi lahingupaigas asuv mälestuskivi asub Riia-Liepāja (A9) maantee lähedal, Bataru maja lähedal metsas.

Mälestuskivi avati 1936. aastal piduliku tseremooniaga, millest võtsid osa tollane teedeminister B. Einberg ja teised Riia kõrged ametiisikud ja Džukste koguduse kogukond, meenutades siin 22. märtsil 1919 toimunud lahingut. Monumendil on kiri: „Siin 1919.a. 22. märtsil oli 1. eraldiseisva Baloža brigaadi lahing, milles langes 10 sõdurit ja 28 sai haavata“.

Lahing toimus Eraldi Läti Brigaadi ja 10. Nõukogude Läti laskurpolgu vahel, mis koosnes 90 protsendi ulatuses lätlastest. Vabadusvõitluse ajal oli see üks neist lahingutest, kus lätlane võitles lätlase vastu. Suurmehed olid end sisse seadnud batarite majades. Nad hakkasid tulistama brigaadi sõdureid, kes suundusid Kalnciemsi poole. Kui tulistamine intensiivistus, asus brigaad lahingusse. Lahingu põhiraskuse kandsid Eraldi Õpilaskompanii ja Läti Iseseisvuspataljon. Lahingu venimisel põrkasid õpilaskompanii salk ja kapten E. Graudiņas vastloodud kompanii möödasõidumanöövrit sooritades metsas kokku sarnase manöövri sooritanud vaenlasega. Ägedas lahingus, mis kohati läks lähivõitluseks, alistati vastane. Sel ajal avas brigaadile määratud Saksa Milleri patarei tule batarite majade pihta. Pärast suurtükituld tõrjus brigaad kiirrünnakus vaenlase positsioonidelt.

Ajaleht "Brīvā Zeme" (18.05. 1936) avaldas kunagise võitleja mälestusi: "Brigaadi ratsanikud olid just välja sõitnud, kui neile tuli vastu tugev vaenlase tuli. Pärast seda oli näha, et meil on tegemist väga tugevate vaenlase jõududega. Kindral J. Baloži käsul rullusid pataljonid lahti ja asusid võitlema, sattudes lähivõitlusse, kuna brigaadi sõdurite täägid otsustasid selle kahetunnise lahingu kalpaklaste säravaks võiduks. Sellel lahingul oli suur tähtsus, sest see tasandas sakslaste tõttu ebaturvaliseks muutunud rinde positsiooni ja tagas, et punalaskurid ei sisenenud enam Zemgale tasandikule.

Kindral J. Baloži brigaad võitis lahingu, kaotades 10 sõdurit, sealhulgas Dainu isa pojapoeg Krišjānis Baronas Kārli Baron (1900.8.III – 1919.22.III), kes on maetud Riia vennaskalmistule. Lahingus hukkus 50 Nõukogude Läti laskurrügemendi sõdurit.

Ekspositsioonis on infostendid ajalooliste fotode, kaartide ja teabega Läti idarinde peakorteri loomise kohta. Näituse kompositsioon on kokku pandud interjöörielementidest vastavalt ajaloosündmustele.

Näitus "Läti armee Pļaviņšis 20. sajandil" asub Pļaviņšis, Odzienas iela 2, ajaloolises hoones, kus 1919. aasta juulis asus Vabadussõja ajal Läti idarinde staap. Kahekorruseline maja on ristkülikukujulise planeeringuga viilkatusega, hoone on ehitatud punastest tellistest. Tänaseks on algsest fassaadist säilinud maja teine korrus koos nähtavate akendega. Tänapäeval on maja esimese korruse fassaad krohvitud ja värvitud, laiendatud vanu aknaavasid ja kaetud kaupluse "Lats" vaateaknad. Teisel korrusel on ajalooliste puitakende asemele paigutatud plastaknad.

Hoonel on pikk ajalugu - ajast, mil Stukmani hulgimüüja Hugo Apeltofts alustas selles aktiivset majandustegevust, aidates sellega kaasa Pļaviņi linna arengule.

1934. aastal mälestustahvel kirjaga: "1919. aastal asus selles majas idarinde staap ja siin asus kindral Jānis Balodis ülema Läti rahvusarmee juhtima." Nõukogude võim eemaldas selle ja hävitas selle 1940. aastal, kuid 16. juunil 1990 taastati see LNNK Pļaviņu osakonna toel.

Nüüd asub endise staabihoone lähedal mälestussatel, mis on pühendatud 15 Pļaviņi maakonnas sündinud Lāčplėši sõjaväeordu kavalerile. Jaoskond. Selles hoones veetsid oma sõjaväelise karjääri 10 Läti armee kindralit ja muud ohvitseri. 1940. aastal läks hoone Punaarmee valdusse. Sõjajärgsetel aastatel asus selles nii kool kui ka vald. 1970. aastate paiku oli hoone kasutuses tootmisühistu "Rīgas Aprekups".

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