Order of Lāčplēsis I WW1, I Wars of Independence

Located in Valka parish, driving on the road Valka - Rūjiena (P22) 4 kilometers, to the right, following the signs.

Pēteris Radziņš was born on May 2, 1880 in Lugavis Parish, Jaunvīndedze. Studied at Lugaži Parish School, Valka City School and Valka Nelson Real School. Joined the Russian army as a volunteer. In the autumn of 1919, he returned to Latvia and on October 27 was appointed Chief of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, assuming this position at a time when the Bermontians were threatening Riga. As the chief of staff, he has led all the battles of Riga, Zemgale and Latgale. Promoted to General on February 5, 1920.

Today, a memorial stone dedicated to General Pēteris Radziņš (1880 - 1930) can be seen near the family house.

On November 11, 2017, a memorial plaque to Pēteris Radziņš was unveiled in Riga, at the corner of the Daugava gate.

Video: Memorial event of General P. Radziņš in Riga Brothers Cemetery in 2019

Video: On May 2, 2019, on the 139th birthday of General Pēteris Radziņš, a commemoration event took place on the embankment of November 11, near the Presidential Palace, covering the memorial plaque to the guard of honor and those interested.

The exposition of Valka Local History Museum “Valka - the cradle of Latvia's independence” also reflects the life and work of General Pēteris Radziņš.
In addition to the traditional ways of displaying the collection, the exhibition uses interactive multimedia solutions. Information and annotations translated into Estonian and English.

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.

Entry is free; guided tour – for a fee. The complex has a recreation area, a park, an obstacle course, it is possible to take various classes, and there is a seminar hall for up to 30 people.

Located on the shores of Lake Alūksne, on the Kapsēta peninsula, in the territory of the Great Cemetery.

They were started and maintained by the soldiers of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment in the 1930s and consecrated on November 11, 1932. After the restoration of Latvia's independence, Uldis Veldre, the head of the department of the Alūksne Brothers' Cemetery Committee, took care of the maintenance of the Garrison Cemetery, the identification of the resting places associated with Alūksne and the installation of memorials in the Garrison Cemetery.

Military personnel of the Army of the Republic of Latvia were buried in the garrison cemetery, as well as soldiers and civilians killed in the fight against the Bolsheviks on July 4, 1941 in Alūksne near Jāņkalniņš and on July 7, 1941 in Ziemera parish.
Most of the buried have white wooden crosses with metal plaques, which indicate the name of the deceased, the rank or occupation, as well as the date of birth and death.
On December 19, 1990, a memorial to Vilius Spandeg, a knight of the Lāčplēsis Military Order, was unveiled in the Garrison Cemetery. Standard memorial plaques were also erected to the LKOK, who died or were killed in communist concentration camps and were not buried in Latvia. On November 11, 1990, a memorial was erected to Voldemārs Zaķis, who died in the communist concentration camp.

It is located on the side of Alūksne - Ape road near the Eel House, south of Karva, turning to Rezaka.

The monument was unveiled on September 12, 1937. The granite stencil was designed by Oem Dambekalns in Riga in Riga by the architect Vemera Vitand.
In the autumn of 1975, the local communists destroyed the monument. On March 30, 1989, the Alūksne District Council decided to restore the monument, and on April 30, 1989, a temporary wooden memorial in the form of a Latvian tombstone was erected by Jānis Jaunzems, a worker at the State Electrotechnical Factory (VEF). It read: "The monument to the Karvas Brethren will be restored here."
At that time, the adjacent Brothers' Cemetery was also improved.
In 1993, thanks to the initiative of Uldis Veldre, the head of the Alūksne Brothers' Cemetery Committee, the restoration of the memorial site resumed. The new monument was made by Cēsis stonemason brothers Aivars, Austris and Auseklis Kerliņi.

The monument was unveiled on June 11, 1994.

Four soldiers of the 5th Company of the Valmiera Infantry Regiment are buried in the Brothers' Cemetery - Jēkabs Sukse, Pēteris Leitlands, Ernests Puķītis and Gustavs Ozols, who died on April 2, 1919 in the battles at the Eel House. Roberts Grazer, a soldier of the Valmiera Regiment, was buried as the fifth soldier of the Valmiera Regiment in the mid-1930s, and disappeared on March 31, 1919 at the New Manor. Initially, he was buried as an unknown, but later the name was found and carved into the monument. Augusts Dzedons (Ziedons), the fifth soldier who died in the Battle of Eel, was buried in the Apekalns cemetery.

A memorial plaque has been erected at the foot of the monument to Jānis Goldem (1891–1952), a participant in the eel battle in LKOK, who died in the Communist concentration camp in Inta, Komi.

The second memorial plaque, unveiled on August 23, 1992, was erected at one of the wooden crosses and is dedicated to Corporal Peter Janson of the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment, who was assassinated by the oncoming communists on July 7, 1941.

Located in the Center Cemetery, Barkava Parish, Madona Region.
Not far from Barkava St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church.

A monument to the participants and victims of the Latvian War of Independence can be seen. The monument was unveiled on November 11, 2018. It was initiated by Janīna Liepiņa, a history teacher at Barkava Primary School.
It is made of black, polished granite and consists of a cross with two memorial plaques on both sides, in which the names of 47 countrymen who took part in the Latvian War of Independence, who fell or received the Lāčplēsis War Order, and the names of the Barkavis killed.

The following can be seen: The monument to the soldier Jezups Rentsāns, who fell in the War of Independence, and the monument to Aleksandrs Lakstīgals, a soldier of the 1st Liepaja Infantry Regiment.

The monument to Alexander Lakstīgals was unveiled in 1936. August 30. It was discovered by the commander of the 17th Rezekne Defense Regiment Zarāns.
The monument to the soldier of the 1st Liepaja Infantry Regiment was built by the 10th company of the 17th Rezekne Guard Regiment for donated funds.

Asub Matīši kalmistul Matīši vallas.

Mälestuslauale on graveeritud tekst Matīšiga seotud 15 Lāčplēsi sõjaväeordu rüütli nimedega, samuti naaberkihelkondade Vilzēni ja Braslava nimedega, mida kunagi ühendas Matīši kiriku kogudus. Tuvastati ka välismaal surnud või mujale Lätimaale maetud, kuid siin Matīšis asub perekonna kalmistu.

Mälestusboks avati 4. augustil 2018 Läti sajanda sünnipäeva auks.

Lāčplēsise sõjaorden (LKO) oli aastatel 1920–1940 Läti kõrgeim sõjaline autasu. LKO autasustas lahinguteenete eest Läti armee ja endiste Läti laskurrügementide sõdureid, samuti välismaalasi, kes olid andnud suure panuse Läti vabadusvõitlusse või muul viisil edendanud Läti riigi loomist. LKO moto on "About Latvia" ja sellel on 3 klassi. Esimene klass, teenindati ainult kõrgeid riigitegelasi ja kindraleid.

Located in Cesvaine Ķinderi cemetery.

A granite memorial stone to Latvian legionnaires was unveiled in the cemetery of the Brothers in June 1997, and the individual burials of the fallen in the War of Independence can be found and seen.

An information stand-scheme with memorial and burial places has been installed near the cemetery:

1. Cemetery of the Latvian Legionnaires' Brothers 1943-1945
2. Jēkabs Markovs 08.02.1883-08.08.1917. 8th Valmiera Latvian Regiment Rifleman
3. Arvīds Alberts Strads, Commander of the Green Partisans, September 22, 1894 - April 5, 1919. Senior Lieutenant
4. Harry Lyons 18.03.1914-19.01.2003. Captain
5. Jānis Purēns 15.11.1887-18.11.1918. Knight of the Lāčplēsis War Order.

Befindet sich auf dem Friedhof von Palsmane.

Es gibt 7 Friedhöfe der Ritter des Lāčplēsis-Kriegsordens.

Dank des Projekts „Digitalisierung des Palsmane-Friedhofs“ können Besucher die Begräbnisse der Ritter des Lāčplēsis-Kriegsordens finden:

LKOK Rūdolfs Beitikas Einzelbestattung
LKOK Kārlis Brītiņšs Einzelbestattung
LKOK Roberts Kukurītis Einzelbestattung
Einzelbestattungen der Brüder LKOK Jūlija Zīle und LKOK Rihards Zīle
LKOK Ernests Lielmanis Einzelbestattung
LKOK Pēteris Rabačs Einzelbestattung

Einzelne Bestattungen sind auf der Karte mit einem Sternchen gekennzeichnet.

Im Jahr 2019 wurden zu Ehren des 100. Jahrestages der Gründung des Lāčplēsis-Kriegsordens sowie zu Ehren der Soldaten der Region, denen der Lāčplēsis-Kriegsorden verliehen wurde, die etablierten Gedenkstätten auf dem Palsmane-Friedhof am 11. November feierlich eröffnet .
Denkmäler und Informationsstände zur Kavallerie des Bezirks LKO wurden aufgestellt.

Located in Smiltene Lutheran Cemetery, 11 Valnu Street.

The monument to the Smiltene victims of the War of Independence was unveiled and consecrated on November 7, 1937. The monument is built of concrete and lined with Allaži limestone slabs. The monument is based on the sketch of architect Werner Vitand and the sculptor Matiss Pluck.

In front of the monument, on October 31, 1937, the remains of the senior lieutenant, Peter Kriev, a knight of the Lāčplēsis Military Order, who had fallen in battle on March 6, 1919, were reburied from the family cemetery. On November 7, 1937, a memorial plaque of black granite was placed near his grave.

Several fallen Latvian riflemen and soldiers of the Latvian Army who fell in the War of Independence are buried in the cemetery. Smiltenes ev.lut. In the church on both sides of the altar on October 2, 1927, Dean Kārlis Kundziņš consecrated 2 white marble memorial plaques.

Памятная стела находится рядом с часовней Трикатского кладбища.

Трикатское кладбище хранит память о трех выдающихся латвийских полководцах – Робертсе Дамбитисе, Карлисе Гопперсе и Янисе Балодисе. На Трикатском кладбище похоронен Екаб Мурниекс, учитель всех этих генералов.

Память генералов и кавалеров Военного ордена Лачплесиса ежегодно отмечается факельным шествием на Трикатское кладбище, где установлены две мемориальные скульптуры, на которых выгравированы имена 17 кавалеров Военного ордена Лачплесиса, связанных с Трикатской волостью.
Стела была открыта 11 ноября 2018 года.

Видеорассказ о военном ордене Лачплесиса и наборе орденов генерала Яниса Балодиса.

Находится рядом с кладбищенской часовней Каугури.

Можно увидеть мемориальный киоск и информационный стенд с биографией каждого рыцаря Военного ордена Лачплесиса, местами борьбы и местом отдыха.

Текст, вписанный в статую, немного вводит в заблуждение, потому что на Каугурском кладбище похоронены только два ЛКОКа - А. Абельтиньш и Э. Радзиньш, а остальные, упомянутые в рассказе, связаны с Каугурской волостью по-разному – либо родились там, либо жили какое-то время.

Военный орден Лачплесиса (LKO) был высшей военной наградой в Латвии с 1920 по 1940 год. LKO присуждается за боевые заслуги солдатам Латвийской армии и бывших латышских стрелковых полков, а также иностранцам, которые внесли большой вклад в борьбу за свободу Латвии или иным образом способствовали созданию Латвийского государства. Девиз LKO - «О Латвии», и он имеет 3 класса. Первый класс, служил только высокопоставленным государственным деятелям и генералам.

Стела была открыта 11 ноября 2018 года.

Адрес: улица Одзиенас 2, Плявиняс.

Можно увидеть постоянную экспозицию «Латвийская армия в Плявинясе в 20 веке».

Здание в Плявинясе, улица Одзиенас 2, имеет долгую историю – с того времени, когда в нем начал активную хозяйственную деятельность торговец Stukmaņi Хуго Апелтофтс, тем самым способствуя развитию города Плявиняс, до того момента, как здесь во время Война за независимость. В 1919 году действиями частей Латвийской армии против Красной Армии в Латгалии командовал непосредственно Плявиняс.

В 1934 году возле этого дома была открыта мемориальная доска с надписью: «В 1919 году в этом доме располагался штаб Восточного фронта, и здесь генерал Янис Балодис принял командование Латвийской национальной армией». Он был снят и разрушен советской властью в 1940 году, но 16 июня 1990 года при поддержке отделения LNNK в Плавинасе восстановлен.

Теперь рядом со зданием бывшего штаба стоит мемориальный киоск, посвященный 15 кавалеристам Военного ордена Лачплесиса, родившимся в Плявиньском районе, а также дающий представление об истории жизни рыцарей Военного ордена Лачплесиса.

Недалеко от экспозиционного здания находится штаб-квартира Латгальского отдела, построенная в 1913 году графом Теодорсом Медемсом как завод по производству ликеров Stukmaņi. В 1919 г. он был захвачен режимом П. Стучки, где также была устроена тюрьма. После изгнания большевиков в 1925 году здание перешло к Латвийской армии, где располагался штаб Латгальской дивизии. В этом здании 10 генералов и других офицеров латвийской армии провели свою военную карьеру. В 1940 году здание было передано Красной Армии. В послевоенные годы здесь располагалась школа и муниципалитет. Около 1970 года здание начало использовать производственное объединение «Rīgas Apīrsbs».

Посещение выставки необходимо бронировать заранее по телефону 28442692.

Находится в волости Плани на берегу реки Вия.

Видна мемориальная комната генерала Карла Гоппера в его родном доме «Мускат».

Фермой Маскат управлял брат генерала Август Гопперс, потому что талантливый военачальник был занят крупными событиями и мировыми войнами. В 1920 году генерал вернулся в Латвию, в родной дом. Но с Ригой его связывало множество ответственных обязанностей. Август продолжал работать в Маскате. В 1940 г. генерал Гоппер был арестован и 25 марта 1941 г. расстрелян в кассовом подвале. В 1944 году семья Гоппер отправилась в Курземе в качестве беженцев на трех конных повозках. Война разделила семью, дочери Александра Гоппера — Бирута, Эльза и Анна — остались в Латвии. Им не разрешили вернуться в Маскат. Дома были большими и тщательно охранялись. Три четыре семьи новоприбывших были размещены в отдельных комнатах. В большом амбаре была устроена конная ферма. В 1980 году вспыхнул пожар из-за взаимной чесотки. Сарай и большой амбар сгорели. К счастью, огонь не перекинулся на дом, пламя отбивали большие деревья, посаженные нашими предками.

В 1991 году после чудесного Пробуждения во второй раз возродилось Латвийское государство. В 1992 году семья брата генерала Гоппера Августа вернула Маскат как исконную святыню. В течение десяти лет вся сыроварня усердно трудилась, чтобы спасти дома от разрушения, восстановить и возвести разрушенные постройки, чтобы вся ферма Маскат стала красивой. Дома восстановлены в прежнем виде, а также есть мемориальная комната генерала Карла Гоппера, посетить мемориальную комнату можно заранее по телефонам +371 29396870, +371 29254285.

Asub Priekuli vallas "Baižēni".

"Baižēni" maja aida varemete asemele loodi represseeritute mälestuspaik, kus ööl vastu 25. märtsi 1949 hoiti 40 Jaunrauna valla elanikku, et asuda teele Lode raudteejaama ja Siber hommikul.

Represseeritute hulka kuulusid alla 1-aastased ja 87-aastased lapsed.

Mälestustahvlile on kirjas ka paguluses mahalastud või hukkunute nimed. Selle kõrval on mälestuskivid Lāčplēsi sõjaordu rüütlitele.

Das Zentrum für Tourismus und kulturhistorisches Erbe in Lubāna befindet sich im Zentrum des Ortes. Gezeigt werden wechselnde Sonderausstellungen und eine Dauerausstellung über Geschichte, Kultur, Traditionen und Ereignisse der Region. Die Dauerausstellung ist Persönlichkeiten gewidmet, auf die Lubāna besonders stolz ist. Zu ihnen gehören die Dichterin Broņislava Martuževa, Mitglied der nationalen Widerstandsbewegung und politische Gefangene, Hugo Celmiņš, Teilnehmer am Freiheitskrieg und Politiker, Oskars Kalpaks, der erste Oberbefehlshaber der lettischen Armee, der Fotograf Alfreds Grāvers, der Opernsänger Jānis Zābers, der Dichter Jānis Gavars, der Künstler Rūdolfs Pinnis, der Folklorist und Pastor Mārtiņš Celmiņš. Ausstellungsführer berichten über die Lebensläufe der Träger des Lāčplēsis-Ordens (höchster militärischer Verdienstorden Lettlands) und der Freiheitskämpfer in Lubāna und seiner Umgebung sowie über ihre letzte Ruhestätte auf dem Alten Friedhof von Lubāna. Führungen sind in Lettisch und Russisch möglich. Übersetzungen ins Deutsche oder Englische sind nach vorheriger Vereinbarung möglich.

Located in Valka on Varoņu Street next to the Forest Cemetery.

A monument to 30 soldiers of the 1st (4th) Valmiera Infantry Regiment who died in the Latvian War of Independence can be seen.

The monument was unveiled on October 1, 1922. It consists of the figure of an ancient Latvian warrior ("Ancestor") carved in local pink granite, placed on a two-part pedestal made of gray granite. The sketch of the sculptor Emil Melder (Miller) has been chosen for the monument. Along with Melder, the sculptor Wilhelm Trey also participated in the forging of the monument.

It is the first monument of the Latvian War of Independence created by a professional sculptor, as well as the only one in the interwar period, made in the style of modernism, using elements of Cubism.

During the repeated communist occupation in 1951, the sculpture of the monument was demolished, partially damaged and buried. Burials were also leveled.

In 1988, as the centenary of the sculptor E. Melder (1889-1979) approached, the study of his works began.
The restored brothers' cemetery, along with the restored monument, was unveiled on November 11, 1990.

In 2017, eight memorials to the Knights of the Lāčplēsis War Order connected with Valka were erected in the Brothers' Cemetery. They are located on both sides of the monument - on four sides on each side.

Atrodas Limbažu Jūras ielas kapos, Jūras iela 56, Limbažos

Apskatāms  1922. gada 10. septembrī toreizējais Latvijas Valsts prezidents Jānis Čakste atklāts piemineklis, uz kura lasāms dzejnieka Viļa Plūdoņa veltījums Vilim Gelbem:

«Tautiet, kas garām man eji, iededzies tēvzemes mīlā,
par tēvzemi mīļo, es dzīvību atstāju ķīlā.»

Vilis Gelbe  (1890-1919) dzimis Kurzemē, Zemītes pagastā, taču cieši saistīts arī ar Limbažu pusi, jo, sākoties Latvijas Neatkarības karam, no Pēterburgas atgriezās Latvijā un iestājās Ziemeļlatvijas brigādē.

1919. gada maijā V.Gelbi komandēja uz Limbažiem, viņš kļuva par apkārtnes kara komandantu un spēja iedvesmot šejienes vīrus un arī vēl pavisam jaunus puišus pievienoties armijai.

V. Gelbes toreizējā darbība Limbažos un to apkārtnē bija ļoti nozīmīga, viņa pienākumos ietilpst ne tikai kārtības uzturēšana pilsētā un apkārtnē, bet arī mobilizācija, pārtikas sagādāšana karavīriem un zirgiem un daudzu citu jautājumu risināšana, ko nevar ietvert pavēlēs un instrukcijās. Viņa organizētā komandantūras komanda darbojās kā saskaņots mehānisms, lai Ziemeļlatvijas brigādei sniegtu pēc iespējas efektīvāku palīdzību. Komandantūras komanda sevišķos gadījumos devās palīgā regulārajai armijai, un viņš rādīja priekšzīmi jaunkareivjiem. V. Gelbe bija pirmais Latvijas armijas virsnieks, kurš savus padotos ierosināja apbalvot ar Imantas ordeņa III šķiru. Ordeņa gan vēl nebija. Imantas vārds atklātībā parādījās tikai 1920. gada 20. martā, kad apsardzības ministram Kārlim Ulmanim tika iesniegts izklāsts par kara ordeņa dibināšanu. Ordenim tomēr izvēlējās Lāčplēša vārdu.

Cēsu kauju laikā Vilis Gelbe gāja bojā - 1919. gada 19. jūnijā izlūkgājiena laikā. Vēlāk Gelbem piešķīra Lāčplēša Kara ordeni, tomēr vēsturnieki spriež - kopumā viņa devums līdz šim nav bijis pienācīgi novērtēts. Galvenokārt tas skaidrojams ar Gelbes piederību Ziemeļlatvijas brigādei. 

Savā starpā konkurēja tā saucamā Dienvidlatvijas brigāde, kas bija sākotnēji Oskara Kaplaka, vēlāk Jāņa Baloža komandēta, ar Ziemeļlatvijas brigādi, kas bija Jorģa Zemitāna komandēta.

Vidrižos pie pagrieziena uz Lēdurgu, Brīvības cīņu laikā 1919.gada 19.jūnijā, kaujā krita jūras virsleitnants Vilis Gelbe un divi karavīri.

Vilis Gelbe apglabāts Limbažu kapos. Par varoņdarbu pie Vidrižu muižas Vilis Gelbe apbalvots ar Lāčplēša Kara ordeņa III šķiru (Nr. 895).

Šobrīd kaujas vietā apskatāmi trīs pemiņas krusti, kas uzstādīti 1989.gadā.

1934. gada 22. jūnijā pie muižas parkā augošās kļavas tika atklāta pēc mākslinieka Stefana Berca meta darināta bronzas piemiņas plāksne. Jau komunistiskās okupācijas sākumā 1940. gada rudenī piemiņas plāksne pazuda. Arī kļava, pie kuras tā bija pienaglota, gājusi bojā. Sākoties Atmodai, 1989. gada 19. jūnijā, Gelbes un divu viņa komandas karavīru – kaprāļa Krustiņa un kareivja Krūzes – nāves 70. gadskārtā, ceļu krustojumā, kur kādreiz atradās piemiņas plāksne, pēc Vides aizsardzības kluba un Latvijas Tautas frontes Limbažu novada nodaļu iniciatīvas, uzstādīja trīs Jāņa Eglīša tautiskā stilā darinātus koka krustus. Ar Limbažu rajona izpildkomitejas lēmumu 1991. gada aprīlī šī piemiņas vieta iekļauta vietējās nozīmes vēstures pieminekļu sarakstā.

Atrodas Preiļu kultūras centra telpās.

Apskatāma Preiļu Vēstures un lietišķās mākslas muzeja (PVLMM) ekspozīcija "Muzeja stāsti Latvijai" par  Pirmo  pasaules, Neatkarības karu un Otro pasaules karu.

Preiļu vēstures un lietišķās mākslas muzeja ekspozīcijas "Muzeja stāsti Latvijai" (atklāta 2018. gadā) sadaļa ""Drywys" stāsts" veltīta Pirmajam pasaules karam, Neatkarības karam un Latgales atbrīvošanai, kā arī Lāčplēšana kara ordeņa kavalieriem. Ekspozīcijas sadaļa "Karoga stāsts" vēsta par Otrajam pasaules kara perioda sarežģītajiem notikumiem, kura laikā preiliešus skāra deportācijas, holokausts, iesaiste karojošo pušu militārajās vienībās, pēc kara - nacionālo partizānu rindās. Apskatāma arī preilietim, ebreju glābējam Vladislavam Vuškānam piešķirtā medaļa “Taisnīgais starp tautām”.

Iepriekš piesakoties, pieejama ekskursija krievu un angļu valodā. 

Atrodas Valmieras pilsētas Centra kapos, netālu no kapličas (Miera iela 1/3, Valmiera)

Cēsu pulka 8. (Skolnieku) rotas karavīrs, LKOK Edgars Krieviņš (1899-1919), miris 7. jūnijā no ievainojumiem, kas tika gūti Cēsu kaujās 1919. 6. VI., kad, landasvēram uzbrūkot, viņš sedza pārējo daļu atiešanu.

Atrodas līdzās Viļakas Jēzus Sirds Romas Katoļu baznīcai.

Piemiņas stēla Lāčplēša kara ordeņa kavalieriem Viļakas novadā atklāta 2017.gada 11.novembrī. 28 Lāčplēša Kara ordeņa kavalieru likteņi ir saistīti ar Viļakas novada vārdu.
Granīta stēla tapusi Latvijas valsts simtgadei veltītā projekta “Atceries Lāčplēšus” ietvaros. Godinot Latvijas Brīvības cīņās kritušos karavīrus, visā Latvijā tiks uzstādītas vienota parauga piemiņas stēlas. Projekta iniciators ir Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs.

Pieci Lāčplēša kara ordeņa kavalieri, kuru vārdi iegravēti piemiņas stēlā, pēc Brīvības cīņu noslēguma dzīvoja tagadējā Viļakas novada teritorijā:
– Jānis Kuļšs bija jaunsaimnieks Šķilbēnu pagasta Apsīšos,
– Aleksejs Ļubimovs (Lavrentjevs) dzīvoja Šķilbēnu pagasta Fortepjanovas fermā, vēlāk Viļakā,
– Teodors Mende saimniekoja viņam piešķirtajā saimniecībā un bija mežsargs Žīguru pagasta Katlešu ciemā,
– Eduards Tenisons dzīvoja Vecumu stacijā, vēlāk dzīvoja Čabatrovas ciemā un strādāja p/s “Viļaka”,
– Jānis Burmeistars pēc 1928. g. kādu laiku dzīvojis Šķilbēnu pagastā.

Brāļu kapi Viļakas novadā ir atdusas vieta 45 karavīriem, kuri 1920. gadā atdeva savas dzīvības, aizstāvot Latviju no lieliniekiem. 9. janvāris bija diena, kad uzbrukumi sākās Ziemeļlatgalē, un, neskatoties uz toreiz esošajiem sarežģītajiem laikapstākļiem, tajā pašā dienā arī tika atbrīvota Viļaka.
Latgales atbrīvošanas kaujās Viļakas novadā plecu pie pleca kopā ar Latvijas armijas karavīriem un partizāniem pret Sarkano armiju cīnījās arī Igaunijas karavīri. Daudzi no viņiem atdeva savu dzīvību par brīvu Latviju.

The Nīgrande Local History Repository is located in the Nīgrande village in the manor barn, next to the Nīgrande Primary School, and is accessible by appointment.

The military history section of the repository includes an exhibition on World War II and original objects and parts found in the area after the war and in later years. You can also find out stories and see photographs about Nygrande and its surroundings from the War of Independence, World War II and the post-war period, as well as life on the collective farm in Soviet times. 

The exhibition has a special place for the local writer Jēkab Janševskis and his works, and there is an exhibition presenting traditional manor house life and furnishings. A mammoth tusk found in Nīgrande is also on display in the barn of Nīgrande Manor.

The monument is located at the intersection of Fabrikas and Stacias streets, where it was opened on June 9, 1935 by General Rudolfs Bangerskis, honoring the memory of the soldiers who fell in the battles for the liberation of Lebanon in 1919.
Its main element is a 15-ton, vertically placed cannon barrel. In 1958, the Soviet power dismantled the symbol of the freedom of Lebanon, cutting the barrel of the cannon into scrap metal. The inhabitants of the cannon ball remained throughout the Soviet years, and they returned to their previous place after half a century. The idea of restoring the monument was alive in the people all these years. The Līvāni County Council, together with the residents, was actively involved in the restoration of the monument. Public donations were collected, and on October 3, 2004, the restored Livani Liberation Monument was unveiled in its historic location in the city park.

The inscription on the monument: "Soldiers of the Jelgava infantry regiment fell for Latvia near Līvānii and the liberation of the surrounding area in 1919. Soldiers of the former North Latvian partisan regiment."
The names of soldiers and partisans follow.

Commemorative plaques for the knights of the Lāčplēš War Order in Līvāni district are installed next to it.

The author of the monument was architect Pāvils Dreimanis.

3-5 of 1919 October. Battle of Livani

On October 3, 1919, the big men received a strong blow at the front near Livani. Units of the 3rd Jelgava and 4th Valmiera infantry regiments, as well as units of the Latvian German Land Guard (former Landeswehr) took part in the attack on Līvāni. Units of the 3rd Jelgava Infantry Regiment moved across the Daugava with artillery support. After the successful move, the battles for Livani began, which lasted throughout the day. Around At 17:30, the Livani station was captured, but an hour later the bridges over the Dubna river were crossed. Joint forces managed to expel the bigots from Livani, at At 19:00 the city was completely freed. On October 5, 1919, the big men tried to recover Livani by attacking the new positions of the 3rd Jelgava and 4th Valmiera infantry regiments. The Latvians held their positions with difficulty. This was the first serious and successful attack on the Eastern Front between July and October 1919.

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.

Located in the central part of Anna parish Ezeriņi cemetery.

In the cemetery, where the burials have been made since 1925, there is a monument to the soldiers of Anna Parish who died in the First World War and the Latvian Liberation War, built with the funds collected by the Department of Guard of Anna Parish and unveiled in 1933. Until the Second World War, the guards of Anna Parish took care of the care of the monument, who went to the cemetery every Sunday and laid flowers in honor of the fallen. On November 18, 1940, the monument was shot, and the footprints of the bullets are still visible. Today, the cemetery commemorates Lāčplēsis Day every year.

In 2004, a memorial to the politically repressed in 1941 and 1949 was unveiled in the cemetery, and in 2006 a memorial plaque to the national partisans was unveiled.

Located in Drabešu parish, 79th kilometer of Vidzeme highway.

A monument made of granite can be seen, in which a stylized scheme of the invasion of the Bolsheviks was carved.
The monument has been discovered and consecrated. December 28, 2018. In Drabešu Parish, on December 24, 1918, the reconnaissance team of Captain Artūrs Jansons (1893 - 1941) prevented the Red Army scouts from moving from Cēsis to Ieriķi with a heavy machine gun fire. It was the first armed clash of Latvian troops with the Red Army of Soviet Russia.

Misiņkalns nature park is located in the town of Aizpute. Misiņkalns is the highest place in the city of Aizpute. Its height reaches 95.4 m. The top offers a scenic view of the city. Misiņkalns nature park was started to be built in the 20th century. at first. The area of the park is currently about 28 ha.

In the territory of the park there are several places and memorials related to the events of the 20th century - the memorial stele of the soldiers who died in the Latvian Freedom Wars - the cavaliers of the Lāčpleš Order, the place of the Holocaust memorial, the place of remembrance of the repressed and the memorial plaque of the fallen red partisans.

In the park, you can get to know the plants and plantations of various rare species, as well as enjoy the untouched nature. Currently, the park is criss-crossed by renovated walking and cycling paths, and there is a motorcycle track on the territory of the park, where Latvian motocross competitions take place.

In order to get to know the cultural and historical heritage of Misiņkalns manor park more fully, we recommend using the services of a guide.

Twenty-seven knights of the Lāčplēš Military Order are associated with the Aizpute region.

Commemorative stelae of a uniform pattern were erected throughout Latvia in honor of the soldiers who fell in the Latvian Freedom Struggle, in which the text engraving font corresponds to the standard of the heroes' memorial plaques, which is analogous to the engraving of the sandstone memorials of the Riga Brothers' Grave and Central Graveyard.

The granite stelae were created as part of the "Remember Lāčplēšus" project of the Young Guard and Information Center dedicated to the centenary of the Latvian state.

A memorial plaque is dedicated to the knights of the Lāčplēsis War Order born in the Jaunjelgava region. The stele was unveiled on November 2, 2017. The names and years of life of the knights of the Lāčplēsis Order who came from the specific region are engraved on the approximately two-meter-high memorial plaque. On the other side of the stele is the text: “To the Heroes of the Latvian Freedom Struggle on the Centenary of Latvia”

"The installation of such standard memorial signs dedicated to the heroes of the Latvian War of Independence of 1918-1920 in all regions of Latvia is taking place in accordance with the project "Remember the Lāčplēšis", which was initiated last year by the Information Center of the Ministry of Defence and the Young Guard. The approximately two-meter-high memorial stele was created from gray Finnish granite after a design by artist Jānis Strupulis.

A monument to General Krišjānis Berķis (1884 - 1942) was erected on the site of his birthplace near an oak tree. The monument was erected by the Latvian National Soldiers' Association at its own expense on April 26, 1998. Kr. Berķis was a general of the Latvian Army, commander of the Latvian Riflemen, fought in World War I and the Latvian War of Independence. Cavalier of the Lāčplēsis War and Three Star Orders. Commander of the Latvian Armed Forces, Minister of War of Latvia.

Krišjānis Berķis was born on April 26, 1884 in Bērzukrog, Īslīce parish. In 1903, after graduating from Bauska city school, Kr. Berķis entered the Vilnius Junkers School, which he graduated after 3 years as a sub-lieutenant. He served in the 2nd Finnish Rifle Regiment in Helsinki. In 1909, Kr. Berķis received the rank of lieutenant, in 1913 – staff captain, and in January 1917 – captain. In July 1917, Kr. Berķis received the rank of lieutenant colonel and became the battalion commander of the 6th Tukums Latvian Rifle Regiment. After the October Revolution, Kr. Berķis was removed from office and imprisoned for a short time, but after his release he was still forced to hide from the Bolsheviks in both Finland and Russia, until finally returning to Latvia in the spring of 1919. On March 21, 1919, Kr. Berķis, already as a colonel - lieutenant, joined the armed forces of the Provisional Government of Latvia and became a commander of a reserve battalion (later the 2nd Cēsis Infantry Regiment), and from August - the commander of the Latgale Division. In October 1919, Kr. Berķis received the rank of colonel. In April 1920, Kr. Berķis was elected a deputy of the Constituent Assembly, but he refused the mandate. In 1925, Kr. Berķis was awarded the rank of general. Until 1934, he worked in the Administrative Department of the Army Headquarters, was the commander of the Vidzeme Division and the chief of the Riga garrison. In November 1934, Kr. Berķis was appointed commander of the army, and on April 5, 1940 - the minister of war. On June 20, 1940, Kr. Berķi was discharged from service, arrested in July, and on August 9, together with his son and daughter-in-law, was deported to Russia, where he was imprisoned in June 1941. He died on July 29, 1942, in the Perm prison hospital.