Battle or uprising · 1941
The buried stone of Lebavere
On the night before 8 September 1941 local Home Guard men clashed with Red Army soldiers near Lebavere village in Lääne-Virumaa. Fourteen Red Army men were killed and five wounded. The forester Kaarel Kasesalu was killed on the Home Guard side and Helmut Green was badly hurt. Forest workers at a timber yard and harvesters in the fields of Männisalu were also shot at. Juhan Tamm died of his wounds in Rakvere hospital on 14 September. A memorial stone was unveiled in 1942. In spring 1949 the forest guard E. Ustav buried it so it would not be blown up. It was put back at the battle site in 1996.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Ööl vastu 8. septembrit 1941 puhkes Lääne-Virumaal Lebavere küla lähistel lahing Omakaitse meeste ja punaarmeelaste vahel. Punaarmeelasi sai surma 14 ja haavata viis. Omakaitse poolelt hukkus metsnik Kaarel Kasesalu ning raskelt sai haavata Helmut Green. Pihta said ka metsaplatsil olnud metsatöölised ja Männisalu küla põldudel töötanud viljalõikajad. Juhan Tamm suri haavadesse 14. septembril Rakvere haiglas. 1942. aastal avati mälestuskivi. 1949. aasta kevadel peitis metsavaht E. Ustav kivi maasse, et seda õhku ei lastaks. Lahingupaigas taasavati see 1996. aastal.