Monument of Lihula
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Monument of Lihula is the colloquial name of a monument commemorating the Estonians who fought for Estonia against the Soviet Union in World War II, located in a privately owned museum in Lagedi, Estonia. The monument has been controversial due to, in part, its dedication to those who served in the German Wehrmacht and particularly in the Waffen-SS.
Lihula Monument | |
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Location | Lagedi, Estonia |
Coordinates | 59°23′23″N 24°56′27″E |
Established | 2005 (firstly 2002) |
The monument has moved twice before ending up in the current location. It was originally unveiled[by whom?] in Pärnu on 2002, but taken down only nine days after prime minister Siim Kallas had condemned the statue.[1][2] The statue was then located in Lihula in 2004, finally being unveiled in Lagedi on October 15, 2005.