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Latvia's Controversial Waffen-SS Fighters

Latvia's Controversial Waffen-SS Fighters

FromWitness History


Latvia's Controversial Waffen-SS Fighters

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On March 16th 1998, veterans of the Latvian Legion who had fought for the Nazis during World War Two, marched through the capital Riga commemorating their greatest battle against the Soviet Red Army. It was a rare official remembrance of the efforts of the Waffen SS. Dina Newman has been speaking to two veterans of the Latvian Legion. Photo: Latvian infantrymen march through a street in Riga under the German occupation. Credit: Three Lions/Getty Images
Released:
Mar 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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