Day of Remembrance of Heroes of the Battle of Cesis

Old medieval castle in CesisHeroes" Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cesis). Western countries expected the German army to go to Latgale and drive the Communists out of Latvia, but the Germans turned in the direction of Estonia. It became clear that their goal was to capture the Baltic states.

On June 3, the Germans reached Cesis, Vidzeme district of Latvia. The city was protected by an urgently created company of schoolchildren. Later, Estonian units and the Northern Army of Latvia under the command of Zemitans entered the battles. On June 22, the German army was forced to retreat to the left bank of the Daugava. During the fighting for the independence of Latvia several hundred people died.

In 1924, in Cesis, at the intersection of Raunas and Rigas streets, a Victory Monument (Uzvaras Piemineklis) was erected. 1951. It was blown up, but in 1998. restored again. Now it is the main monument of the city.