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Monument to People

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Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
Monument to People
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Vallikraavi tn, Tartu, Estonia

Monument of Lihula is the colloquial name of a monument commemorating the Estonians who fought for Estonia against the Soviet Union in World War II, located in Lagedi near Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The monument has moved twice before ending up in the current location. It was originally unveiled in Pärnu on 2002, but taken down only nine days after prime minister Siim Kallas had condemned the statue. The statue was then located in Lihula in 2004, finally being unveiled in Lagedi on October 15, 2005. The monument depicts a soldier in a military uniform, with World War II German helmet, Estonian flag on the wrist and the hand with a sword symbol from the Cross of Liberty on the collar. There are no Nazi symbols on the monument. It consists of a bronze bas-relief and a dedication tablet mounted on a vertical granite slab. The tablet reads: To Estonian men who fought in 1940-1945 against Bolshevism and for the restoration of Estonian independence.
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