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Riga
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Latvians honour Nazi collaborators in commemoration march
For the 19th year in a row, about 1,000 people took part in a march commemorating Latvian Legion, who were Nazi collaborators that volunteered with the Waffen-SS during World War II, in the country’s capital Riga. Veterans taking part in the march were supported by a large group of people holding Latvian flags, flowers and signs, while some also wore military uniforms sporting swastikas and Nazi SS insignia. Some of the veterans and their supporters also wore Nazi scarves or black leather jackets, which had red and black swastika patches stuck onto their sleeves.
Despite concerns that there would be clashes between demonstrators and those opposing the controversial march, police said no violence had been reported.
Oko 1000 osoba (po 19 puta) sudjelovalo je u maršu, u glavnom gradu Rigi, koji komemorira Latvijsku legiju koja je bila suradnik njemačke Waffen-SS u vrijeme Drugog Svjetskog rata. Veterani su bili poduprti velikom grupom ljudi koja je nosila latvijske zastave. cvijeće, značke, a neki su bili u uniformama sa svastikama i SS nacističkim znacima.Neki su nosili nacističke crne kožne jakne sa svastikama na rukavima. Iako je postojao strah zbog sukoba sa protivnicima kontroverznoj koloni, nije bilo nasilja.
Bilo je oko 140.000 volontera ili onih koji su morali sudjelovati u Latvijskoj legiji. Legija negira da je bila uključena u masakre Židova ali to je protiv dokaza koji su nađeni.Nacisti i suradnici su ubili blizu 70.000 Židova koji su živjeli u Latviji prije Holokausta. Ova komemoracija je za one koji su pali u borbi sa Sovjetima ( USSR) u 1944 godini. One se održavaju svakog 16 ožujka od 1990. nadalje i kritizirane su od grupa i organizacija jer se smatraju da glorificiraju Nacizam.
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In 2017, European Jewish Congress president Moshe Kantor slammed the commemoration march. “The inaction of Latvian authorities in this case is both bewildering and alarming… Peace in Europe and the education of future generations are not possible to ensure without openly condemning the glorification of Nazism.
“Indulging neo-Nazis could lead to a chain reaction of socially dangerous processes among increasing numbers of people in Europe,” he said at the time.
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