Hundreds march in Latvia to commemorate Waffen SS unit

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It’s still my father’s Europe. Via IHT: About 3,000 Latvians marched through the capital Sunday under heavy police protection to honor countrymen who fought in a German combat unit during World War II. The procession, included a few surviving members of the WaffenSS unit known as the Latvian Legion, was met by dozens of jeering protesters as it arrived at the Freedom Monument, in downtown Riga. The two sides were kept apart by some 2,000 police officers deployed to prevent possible unrest at the annual event. The participants sang patriotic songs and waved Latvian flags before laying roses at the

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