Arnold Alas

Arnold Alas was an Estonian landscape architect and artist.
Alas was born in Tapa, and died, aged 78, in Tallinn. He is best known for his work on the World War II memorial ensemble in Tallinn, which is now widely referred to as the Bronze Soldier and includes a two-meter bronze statue of a soldier in a Soviet uniform and an accompanying monumental stone structure. The memorial was relocated amid controversy in April 2007 to the Defence [Forces Cemetery of Tallinn|Defence Forces Cemetery] in Tallinn, Estonia.
He was awarded the in 1947 and 1948.