Denzil Kobbekaduwa Statue, Kandy

Major General Kobbekaduwa along with Brigadier Vijaya Wimalaratne, Commodore Mohan Jayamaha and 8 other officers were killed in a landmine explosion at Araly Point (Jaffna District) on August 8th 1992, while preparing for Operation Final Count Down. His statue in his home town of Kandy was erected after the end of the Civil War, in 2015. Several other statues of him are located in many other regions of Sri Lanka.