{"id":1185,"date":"2026-03-22T21:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2026-03-22T21:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:32:11","slug":"military-heritage-day-and-seminar-on-the-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/military-heritage-day-and-seminar-on-the-remembrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Heritage Day and Seminar  on the Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ICOMOS Estonian NC, in cooperation with the Estonian Heritage Board and several other partners, is organizing a military heritage seminar in Estonia, in the capital Tallinn, and Harju County on 24.04.2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day will begin with a coach tour to military sites in Tallinn and nearby Harju County. The tour will be guided by Robert Treufeldt (1st half: WW I, WW II and Cold War era fortifications in Tallinn and Harju County) and Ly Renter (2nd half: Cold War era Soviet underground shelters in southern part of Harju County).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second half of the day, a military heritage seminar will take place in Triigi Manor in southern part of Harju County. It is also possible to participate in the seminar separately. The seminar is dedicated to the current state of protection of Estonia&#8217;s military heritage and development plans for military museums and will be moderated by Ave Paulus and Mirje Tammaru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Military Heritage Day<\/strong>. April 24, 2026. Tallinn, Estonia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8.30-15.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1st half<\/strong> of the bus tour, in Tallinn and nearby areas. Guided by <strong>Robert Treufeldt<\/strong> (ICOMOS Estonia, Icofort):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kakum\u00e4e. The coastal front of the Peter the Great Sea Fortress, position No. 12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WW I (Russian Empire; protected) and Cold War (Soviet; unprotected) heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kadrirand. German concrete bunker, so-called <em>Tobruk<\/em> bunker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WW II (Third Reich; unprotected) heritage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lasnam\u00e4e. Military air base; totally unprotected heritage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WW I (Russian and German Empires), Republic of Estonia, WW II (Estonian, Soviet and Third Reich) and Cold War (Soviet) heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Iru. The land front of the Peter the Great Sea Fortress, fortified group No. 12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WW I (Russian Empire; partly protected) heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loo. The unfinished detached defense position of the land front of the Peter the Great Sea Fortress fortified group No. 12 in Nehatu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WW I (Russian Empire; protected) heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lunch<\/strong> in Kose (~40 km from Tallinn): https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2nd half<\/strong> of the bus tour, in Harju County. Guided by <strong>Ly Renter<\/strong> (county councilor, Estonian Heritage Board): <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soviet underground shelters for protection against Western nuclear attack in the area of Kose. Totally unprotected heritage. Cold War heritage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>15.30-19 <strong>Military Heritage Seminar<\/strong> \u201c Who doesn&#8217;t remember the past&#8230;\u201d in Triigi Manor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Triigi Manor is a medieval military heritage: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K%C3%B5ue_Manor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar will be moderated by <strong>Ave Paulus<\/strong> (President of ICOMOS Estonia) and <strong>Mirje Tammaru<\/strong> (ICOMOS Estonia; county councilor, Estonian Heritage Board).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15.30 <strong>Registration, coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16.00 Opening remarks.<strong> Eerik-Niiles Kross<\/strong>, owner of the Triigi Manor, independent researcher of the Estonian armed resistance and anti-Soviet guerilla warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16.20 <em>National inventory of military heritage<\/em>. <strong>Frank Lukk<\/strong>, county councilor, Estonian Heritage Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16.40 <em>Unprotected military heritage<\/em>. <strong>Robert Treufeldt<\/strong>, independent researcher, ICOMOS Estonia, Icofort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17.10 <em>The importance of military heritage from the perspective of military education<\/em>. <strong>Art Johanson<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lecturer in military history and strategic planning at the Baltic Defence College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/baltdefcol.org\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>17.30 <strong>coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18.00 <em>Estonian war monuments<\/em>. <strong>Hellar Lill<\/strong>, Director of the Estonian War Museum\u2013<br>General Laidoner Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/esm.ee\/en\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>18.20 <em>The future of the Vaivara Sinim\u00e4gede Military Museum<\/em>. <strong>Ivika Maidre<\/strong>, Director of the Vaivara Sinim\u00e4gede Military Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-sinim-gede-ja-narva-j-esuu-muuseum wp-block-embed-sinim-gede-ja-narva-j-esuu-muuseum\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XeXCUIr2vL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sinimagedemuuseum.ee\/en\/vaivara-sinimagede-blue-hills-museum\/\">Vaivara Sinim\u00e4gede (Blue Hills) Museum &#8211; EN<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Vaivara Sinim\u00e4gede (Blue Hills) Museum &#8211; EN&#8221; &#8212; Sinim\u00e4gede ja Narva-J\u00f5esuu muuseum\" src=\"https:\/\/sinimagedemuuseum.ee\/en\/vaivara-sinimagede-blue-hills-museum\/embed\/#?secret=CE49K11Jwd#?secret=XeXCUIr2vL\" data-secret=\"XeXCUIr2vL\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>18.40 <em>The owner&#8217;s perspective on military heritage<\/em>. <strong>Tarvi Velstr\u00f6m<\/strong>, NGO Hara Sadam, owner of the part of Soviet naval base, ~50 km from Tallinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bus back to Tallinn<\/strong> around 8 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TT03-4-1-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TT03-4-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TT03-4-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TT03-4-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TT03-4-1-1536x804.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/estonia.icomos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TT03-4-1-2048x1072.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICOMOS Estonian NC, in cooperation with the Estonian Heritage Board and several other partners, is organizing a military heritage seminar in Estonia, in the capital Tallinn, and Harju County on 24.04.2026. The day will begin with a coach tour to military sites in Tallinn and nearby Harju County. 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