subjected to heavy fire. The next day the Estonians marched into Valga without resistance. Aftermath The bloody Battle of Paju resulted in the liberation of Valga the next day. The victory cut off the Soviets' railway supply line and denied them the use of armoured trains. Soon almost all of southern Estonia was liberated and Estonian troops advanced into northern Latvia. To honour Julius Kuperjanov, who died of the wounds he sustained during the battle, on 2 February, the Tartumaa Partisan Battalion was renamed Kuperjanov's Partisan Battalion. The current Estonian Defence Force still includes the Kuperjanov Battalion. The battle is commemorated by a granite monument on a three–step pyramid of earth, which was reopened by Estonian President Lennart Meri in 1994 on the 75th anniversary of the battle. See also Estonian War of Independence Heimosodat Latvian Riflemen Latvian War of Independence Footnotes References Eesti Kaitsevägi:Kuperjanovi Üksik-jalaväepataljon External links Pohjan Pojat Kool.ee: Paju Lahing Paju lahingu monument Vabadussõda: Uue hooga rünnakule Battles of the Estonian War of Independence Valga Parish 1919 in Estonia January 1919 events