Cemetery of the Finnish Soldiers Brothers
Memorial site
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Lismanis, J. 1915-1920. Kauju un kritušo karavīru piemiņai: Pirmā pasaules kara un Latvijas Atbrīvošanas cīņu piemiņas vietas. Rīga: NIMS, 1999. 20. lpp.
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