Memorial or cemetery
Monument to the War of Independence in Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa's War of Independence memorial by Voldemar Mellik shows a soldier resting on his sword and shield atop a dolomite column. It was unveiled on 17 August 1924. In October 1940 the soldier was pulled off his base and smashed, and a couple of weeks later the base itself was blown up. When the memorial was reopened on 12 August 1989 the soldier was only plaster; six months later a dolomite figure took his place.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Voldemar Melliku loodud Põltsamaa Vabadussõja mälestussammas kujutab dolomiitsambal mõõgale ja kilbile toetuvat sõdurit. See avati 17. augustil 1924. 1940. aasta oktoobris tõmmati sõdurikuju aluselt maha ja purustati ning paar nädalat hiljem õhiti ka alus. Kui sammas 12. augustil 1989 uuesti avati, oli sõdur vaid kipsist; pool aastat hiljem asendati see dolomiidist kujuga.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5ltsamaa_Vabaduss%C3%B5ja_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗