The Unknown Soldier (statue)

The Unknown Soldier (Albanian: Ushtari i panjohur) is a war memorial statue in Tirana for the soldiers that fell in the struggle against the Italian invaders during Second World War. The statue is located near the Albanian parliament and the Tomb of Kapllan Pasha. It was placed by the Albanian communists: For its construction, the 350-year old Sulejman Pasha Mosque built by the founder of the capital Sulejman Bargjini was destroyed. The sculpture features a soldier with a raised fist and rifle, struggling forward.

References

1. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
2. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy)
3. Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Baghdad
4. Victor Emmanuel II Monument
5. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery)
6. Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier
7. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw
8. Sulejman Pasha Mosque
9. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Canada)
10. Abdulkareem Adisa
11. Soldier Boy
12. Wojtek (bear)
13. Congress Column
14. Ryōzen Kannon
15. There are unknown unknowns
16. National Monument at Vítkov
17. Unknown Soldier's Square
18. Bronze Soldier of Tallinn
19. Heroes' Square (Budapest)
20. Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Botevgrad