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Monument to the War of Independence in Õisu

Nobody now knows who made Õisu's War of Independence memorial or when it was unveiled, but its survival is well remembered. In 1940 pupils of the Õisu dairy school buried it in the ground to hide it from the Soviet authorities. Under German occupation it was dug up and set upright again, and in autumn 1944, as the Red Army returned, it was buried once more. It was brought back into the light and reopened on 27 October 1988.

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

Eesti keeles

Keegi ei tea enam, kes Õisu Vabadussõja mälestussamba tegi või millal see avati, kuid selle pääsemist mäletatakse hästi. 1940. aastal matsid Õisu piimanduskooli õpilased samba nõukogude võimude eest maa sisse. Saksa okupatsiooni ajal kaevati see välja ja pandi püsti ning 1944. aasta sügisel, kui Punaarmee naasis, maeti see uuesti maha. Päevavalgele toodi ja taasavati sammas 27. oktoobril 1988.

Map of the area around Monument to the War of Independence in Õisu
58.20008° N, 25.54589° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%95isu_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗

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