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Kawe Cellar
The Kawe warehouse at Pärnu mnt 22 was handed over to the Estonian police as a detention facility in 1939.
The Kawe warehouse at Pärnu mnt 22 was handed over to the Estonian police as a detention facility in 1939. People were held in its cellar during the Soviet occupation. Constable E. K., whose escape is described in the article, later learned that his 25 cellmates had been shot.
Practical information
Address: Pärnu mnt 22
View the Pärnu maantee 22 area from the public street. Do not assume the basement is open or repeat unverified victim counts as facts.