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Veterans of the Latvian Legion, a force that was part of the Nazi German Waffen SS, and their relatives walk on March 16, 2012 with relatives to the Monument of Freedom in Riga. The past spills onto Riga's streets every March 16, when Latvian Legion veterans mark a key 1944 battle in their ultimately failed attempt to stem a Soviet advance. Jewish groups, Moscow and some in Latvia's ethnic-Russian community see the parade as glorifying Nazism because the Legion, founded in 1943, was commanded by Germany's Waffen SS. Some 146,000 Latvians fought in the Legion. Roughly a third died in combat or Soviet captivity. Another 130,000 sided with the Soviets; almost a quarter died, many in battles with their Legion compatriots. AFP PHOTO / ILMARS ZNOTINS
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Riga, LATVIA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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ILMARS ZNOTINS |
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16 Martie 2012 |
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3793 x 2779 (1.25 MB) |
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