Archive documentary · 1936
Funeral of the Männiku depot explosion victims, 1936
Joint funeral of the victims of the explosion at the army's Männiku ammunition depots, held at the Defence Forces Cemetery in Tallinn on 18 June 1936. Forty-nine coffins stand in two rows with mourners beside them. Ministers and generals including Laidoner, Lill and Reek attend, Pastor F. Stockholm preaches, and wreaths are laid in the common grave.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kaitseväe Männiku laskemoonaladude plahvatusohvrite ühismatus Kaitseväe kalmistul Tallinnas 18. juunil 1936. Kahes reas 49 kirstu ja leinajad. Saabuvad O. Sternbeck, P. Lill ja N. Reek, jutlust peab J. Stockholm, kohal ka J. Laidoner. Pärgade asetamine kirstudele ühishauas; matusel osales hinnanguliselt 5000 inimest.
Source: Rahvusarhiiv EFA.4.f.7139 (Filmistuudio Eesti Kultuurfilm) ↗