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Memorial or cemetery · 1940

Kehra battle memorial

Kehra lahingu mälestussammas

Kehra battle memorial

Eighty metres from the railway at Vikipalu near Kehra stands a 6.5-metre granite sword. In 1933 General Laidoner pointed out that the battle of Kehra, where an armoured train first attacked after his order to stand fast, had no memorial. Karl Lüüs designed one, shaped as a great sword to be seen from passing trains, but its unveiling was set for 23 June 1940 and never happened. Its text was reportedly replaced by the names of 21 Red Army men before it was blown up in 1944. A copy was unveiled on 6 January 2019 by President Kersti Kaljulaid, with armoured train No. 7 staging a battle.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Kehra lähedal Vikipalu külas, raudteest 80 meetri kaugusel, seisab 6,5-meetrine graniitmõõk. 1933. aastal juhtis kindral Laidoner tähelepanu, et Kehra lahingul, kus pärast tema käsku „Jääda seisma!” toimus esimene soomusrongi rünnak, pole mälestusmärki. Karl Lüüs kavandas selle suure mõõga kujul, mis pidi paistma möödasõitvatest rongidest, kuid avamine oli määratud 23. juunile 1940 ega toimunud kunagi. Väidetavalt asendati tekst 21 punaväelase nimega, enne kui sammas 1944. aastal õhiti. Koopia avas 6. jaanuaril 2019 president Kersti Kaljulaid ning soomusrong nr 7 osales näidislahingus.

Map of the area around Kehra battle memorial
59.31325° N, 25.41162° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehra_lahingu_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗

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