Memorial or cemetery
Monument to the War of Independence in Kuressaare
At the corner of Lossi and Lasteaia streets in Kuressaare stands the islanders' memorial to their dead of the War of Independence, inscribed in old spelling 'to the Saaremaa men fallen in the War of Independence 1918–1920, from the grateful island people'. The original, by Amandus Adamson, was unveiled on 29 July 1928. Local Bolsheviks destroyed it on 18 June 1941; it was rebuilt the same year and smashed again in 1945. The sculptor Matti Varik recreated the bronze figure from old photographs, and the monument returned on 23 June 1990.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kuressaares Lossi ja Lasteaia tänava nurgal seisab saarlaste mälestussammas Vabadussõjas langenutele, kirjaga vanas kirjaviisis: „Wabadussõjas 1918 – 1920 langenud saarlastele tänulik saarerahwas”. Amandus Adamsoni loodud algne sammas avati 29. juulil 1928. Kohalikud bolševikud hävitasid selle 18. juunil 1941; samal aastal see taastati ja 1945. aastal lõhuti uuesti. Pronkskuju taastas vanade fotode järgi skulptor Matti Varik ning sammas avati taas 23. juunil 1990.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuressaare_Eesti_Vabaduss%C3%B5jas_langenute_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗