March in honour of Waffen SS Legion

Supporters of Nazis destroy a wreath in memory of victims of SS-men; march in honour of Lettish Waffen SS Legion in Riga, Latvia.

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[CapitalCityTrance]

U.S. Colonel Whitton (who fought alongside General Patton) - It is hard to understand or describe what both Latvian divisions achieved in the face of

overwhelming Russian odds. Words cannot express what I want to say, but before both these

courageous divisions, I bow my head.

Respect is owed to Latvia for their courageous actions in WWII.

[CapitalCityTrance]

The US Displaced Persons Commission in September 1950 declared that:

"The Baltic Waffen SS Units (Baltic Legions) are to be considered as separate and distinct in purpose, ideology, activities, and qualifications for membership from the German SS, and therefore the Commission holds them not to be a movement hostile to the Government of the United States."

The world should learn about the sacrifices that Latvian people made in WWII. Shame on anyone trying to censor the truth.

[40bcoots]

This Freedom Memorial (unveiled in 1935) is for Latvians... for Latvian remembrance ... the filthy occupant krievs have their own across the river, which should be removed.

Krievs go home to your Putrid leader.

[sikais17]

Why can not we mention our soldiers 16 March, but you can mention your Latvian Occupation day 9 May. I hate that they kept shouting from the sidelines. You drive away from Latvia

[imarchello]

This is a misrepresentation. The Latvian Waffen SS should be considered as a seperate entity from the Waffen SS as it did not take part in the holocaust. It mainly fought the Soviet Union's forces who had at the time occupied Latvia. In addition, most members weren't voluntary and were in fact drafted into the army agains't their will... Somebody wants this to look like a support of the Nazi ideology and what-not, when in fact it has nothing to do with it.

[CapitalCityTrance]

This is not a day of shame. This is a day to remember those who took up the fight against the Russians who occupied the homeland. Occupied by a secret deal with England. Communist Russians under Stalin took up ethnic cleansing against Latvians. This was a violation of human rights. It was necessary for Latvians to join Germany, eventhough they (Germany) were not liked, to get the Russians out of the homeland. Just like November 11 is to the western world, March 16 is important to Latvians.

[elkpointscanner]

Those people were there to pay respect to the men and women who died serving germany... But yet all those anti facist people tried to ruin the memorial... I didnt see anyone waving around nazi flags or anything like that... They may have done bad things but they should still be remembered...

[krd]

I do not condone, support or endorse the Nazi regime in any way shape or form. However, I would turn around and say that some of those men were there to remember friends, much in the same way as we remember ours come Nov.11th. Yes, the defacing of the wreathe was horrific, but why shouldn't soldiers come to pay thier respects to thier friends who lost thier lives, same as anyone else?