It’s somewhat perplexing that post-independent Lithuania banned both the Communist Party and Soviet symbols with such gusto and yet left a great big thing like this lying around for everyone to see. Unveiled in 1980 to celebrate the liberation of Klaipėda by the Red  Army on January 28, 1945, these splendid military fellows, one sailor and two soldiers, mark the spot where 700 Soviet soldiers were buried. The monument is part of a larger ensemble including a now long extinguished eternal flame and a list of those who died during the capturing of the city. Find it in the northwest corner of the park, close to the road. Every year on May 9, the official Victory Day celebrating Russia's final defeat over Nazi Germany, locals come to the memorial and cover the entire area with an astonishing number of flowers. If you’re in town at this time, a trip to take a look is highly recommended.