Memorial or cemetery · 1933
Viljandi War of Independence memorial
Anton Irve mälestussammas (praegu mälestuskivi)
In Viljandi stood a memorial to Captain Anton Irv, a famous armoured-train and infantry commander of the War of Independence who was killed in 1919 near Strenči in Latvia. The monument was unveiled on 6 August 1933. In September 1940, in the first months of the Soviet occupation, it was smashed. On 29 April 1989 a memorial stone in Irv's honour was unveiled on the site of the old monument.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Viljandis seisis mälestussammas kapten Anton Irvele, Vabadussõja kuulsale väejuhile, kes langes 1919. aastal Lätis Strenči lähedal. Sammas avati 6. augustil 1933. 1940. aasta septembris, nõukogude okupatsiooni esimestel kuudel, see purustati. 29. aprillil 1989 avati endise samba asukohas Anton Irve auks mälestuskivi.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Irve_m%C3%A4lestussammas ↗