The Poltava Monument - Great Northern War - Stockholm, Sweden - Specific Wars Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

The Poltava Monument is in honor of the 7,000 Swedish Soldiers who were wounded, killed or captured during the Battle of Poltava in Ukraine. The Battle of Poltava was the decisive battle of the Great Northern War (1700-1721) between the Swedish Army, led by King Charles XII, and a coalition armies led by Peter the Great of Russia. This monument is located at the Army Museum in Östermalm, Stockholm. The monument marker reads:

"The Poltava Monument

In 1904, a memorial to the Battle of Poltava was raised in Stockholm. The original intention was to place the memorial on the battlefield itself, in Ukraine, but a change of plans put it in front of the Army Museum.

The statue is called the Poltava Monument and was created by professor of sculpture, Professor Johan Teodor Lundberg (1852-1926). It depicts Mother Svea, Sweden's national symbol, unfurling a flag over a fallen soldier in the army of King Charles XII. The inscription on the fundamental reads: Filiis Pro Patria Occisis, which means To the Fatherland's Fallen Sons.

On 28 June 1709, at the Battle of Poltava, 7,000 Swedish soldiers were wounded, killed or captured.

The Poltava Monument was moved to its present site in 1957 to make place for the royal palace guard and car parking."


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War: Great Northern War Is it permanently accessible to the public?: yes Is it necessary to pay a fee to gain access to the place?: no Year of the memorial or monument: 1904

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