Latvian Legion: a brief explanation

What really was The Latvian Legion?
Why so many Latvians fought against Soviet Union in World War 2 on German side?
What happened on March 16, 1944 and why this day was chosen to be commemoration day of Latvian Legion?

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Latvian Legion
• Waffen SS
• 19 division
• 15 division
• Latvia
• latvians
• history
• world war 2
• eastern front
• soviet occupation
• colonel Silgailis
• 16 march
• 1944
• Courland fortress
• war
• Daugavas Hawks

[deathbydough]

If you're fortunate enough not to know what 88 signifies, it's probably just as well.

[Rihards88]

@deathbydough

Heh, I was born in 1988. That`s why I chose these numbers for the nickname here several years ago. At that time I wasn`t aware that these numbers have some miserable symbolic meaning as well.

[laukers1]

love it.makes me proud to be a latvian

[SuperRubenis]

13 people are russians

[EvanSkies619]

Respect from Russia ^ _ ^

[IntergalacticFetus99]

My ancestors were bad ass. Watch this video every now and then to admire their glory.

[IntergalacticFetus99]

@ugod987 Yeah, the Russians were pussies. But that's Russians for you. Always shoving large penis-shaped objects up their asses. Strange people indeed.



[ugod987]

pussies

[xXMalikuWolfieXx]

This video was amazing! You exposed a whole bunch of facts I see people ignore all of the time! I'm sorry that this video is probably going to be bashed by said ignorant people... Poor Latvia TT^TT I spend my spare time learning about the Latvian and Estonian legions, and you just summed up hours of research xD

[P1B1U1H1]

@andy7666 Truth hurts you for some reason. The basic process: the Nazis deemed the fifth commandment a Jewish invention, not a divine command. After that all else followed. The use of this procedure enabled many in Latvia & elsewhere to enjoy guilt free murder. The Latvian SS were 85% impressed. Their opinion of the Nazis was seen when they guarded the Nuremberg prisoners.

[andy7666]

@P1B1U1H1 Get the violins out. It really makes me laugh to see people like yourself trying to talk seriously about WWII - its Spielberg, not history you are talking about. Cruel Germans laughing maniacly while torturing innocent goodly Jews, yes we have heard it all before - its boring as well as bogus. Do you think war crimes are limited to nationality or political ideology? At least you understand that guilt is not passed on, though your religious "PBUH" name may suggest otherwise.

[sjokolade777]

@ErvinAlb1 It sounds like a jewish joke! Hahaha! Poles, except Pilzudsky, have always been fucked by jews, most of them: Because of Katyn they had no choice. Sigorsky was also fooled by kikes and Walesa. 88!