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Nazi SS veterans hold an annual march in Latvia. Here’s how one woman is fighting back.
Known as the Memorial for Latvian Legionnaires, it is the world’s only march by veterans of Nazi Germany’s elite SS unit. A handful of them, including nonagenarians in wheelchairs, lead the ...
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After controversy, Belgian town square to remove references to Latvian Nazi collaborators
A group of Latvian soldiers were interned in the small Belgian town of Zedelgem after World War II. But they were part of Nazi Germany’s SS forces. (JTA) — A Belgian town is removing from a ...
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Conflicted identities — Latvia's Russian minority
Latvia regained independence over 30 years ago, but the EU and NATO member remains conflicted over the legacy of its Soviet past and the challenges of contemporary geopolitical tensions. The ...
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Russian-speakers in Latvia told to pick sides in test of patriotism
Latvian and international leaders are wary of ... "[Modern Russia] is absolutely analogous of the policy of Nazi Germany - the only chance for normalisation is a military defeat for Russia." ...