the country gained independence on march the 16th. now thousands of people have gathered in the city center near the frieda monument ever since. and how does the democratic olympia celebrate every spring? the country has now been a member of both the european union and nato for several years. the now very few surviving legionnaires who served in latvian vanessa as divisions, march solemnly under national flags, and making their way to the country's main monument. there accompanied by a large crowd of loyal supporters and admirers to the strains of nazi style marches, and songs and number of officials and individuals lay memorial weeks at the base of the monument. as they joined the commemoration of remembrance day. it's a day when respect paid to fallen and surviving volunteers for hitler's ass. there

was a time when this was even considered a national holiday. zenato such a thought all got out to jane, both full of korean, the death adventure, coca dang fi material. if you, you're going yet law her daughter, this is your foot on the door. fontinella a full genia seal assignment. he that the genuine which have no. yeah, it, i said the subtle gotta 1st was chucky a threats i suppose with however, officials from latvia and some other democratic european states still play an active part in these celebrations. which some claim brings shame on the country. yeah, practical it, let me go to the chalet, stillberg from which ross know it's the tory black. no it's miss is letisha. have

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barely concealed hatred. they tear down posters depicting nazi victims. hampton alcove is speakers playing a cautionary song entitled vulcan valves. bell is tolling, and it all seems to be done with total impunity police officers attempting to maintain public order, openly threatened if being fired from the force. lawyer deborah, by dating colossal bank humor rules, just not significant. double what moth gave every day to sip graciously, he offered his mother like doll families. it's about almost santibanez as neo nazi activists explain to it's no accident that march the 16th was chosen in latvia . ah, it was on that day in 1944. when the 15th and 19th latvian volunteer, s s divisions started to fight against red army units on the eastern front.

ah, the year or the boy b roacher, there are some little pull my mom of like a 30 some he lives in america 30. a lot of the meagre, neo nazis never fail to mention, however, that even though that fumes fought as part of the german s s, they weren't shedding blood for hitler. but for a future pre latvia, one with no jews or communists. why didn't you ask? i assess whether she was a new bill is good sure that you reported. yeah, but he says simple co, easily buckle with and the heroic latvian legion is had nothing to do with nazi germany's crimes against humanity. mia jethro, y'all can yet on bill one bill for you yet. so in reality, they gave their lives not for latvia,

but to save civilized europe from the savage and bloody hordes of both civics of you. that's contested. so where does the truth lie? as the 70th anniversary of those tragic events draws near, it's a good time to get to the bottom of things to take a closer, unbiased look, to separate the wheat of truth from the chaff of myths and blatant falsification. let's begin with the facts of recent to european history. the 3rd right has stablished the ss in 1939. all divisions reported personally to s s or extra heinrich hibler. the ss was originally formed as an armed police god for the nazi party and it's flora adult. hitler, me, they were not part of the german armed forces. the very bottom though they were

later operationally deployed to fight on various fronts. initially, only germans who had passed through racial screening and were whole heartedly committed to national socialism, could join the ss they sworn out to hitler personally. later when the german army began to suffer defeats on various france. s s divisions started to accept volunteers from area nations and chinese allies along the paths. o. s. s. divisions made up of foreign volunteers who came to be known as legionnaires was low. so the main task, the germany delegated to vanessa as volunteers, was to carry out reprisals and mess executions in territories occupied by the 3rd, right. a several was to wipe out soviet functionaries, communists, saboteurs, soviet prisoners of war,

progressive national intelligentsia, partisans, and anyone who assisted or even just sympathized with partisans and resistance fighters, jews, gypsies and homosexuals were exterminated, so being racially inferior. mm. i f, f, f. me paulette ticket thought bailey branching. he did some a saw me custody. i just it just it get it. if i said not really it bunny ticket. bastardi that yet if it but the air category, nothing you but just daddy now started started. no, i knew so he shall guy. yeah, give i 21 that you had our last. yeah. did the stuckey to live a better judge? like? picky get all your bleeding? no. you still with the budget,

dss was put in charge of concentration. lay marie education. and extermination camps the death factories him over with me to gun you, willing to gun you previously enough. but the legal solid national is a small in tears with a backbone of the, i'm sorry, group unit created by the germans to carry out civilian genocide as the wall continued one unit item group, it was based in riga. it was led by, as it's pretty good for a motor static, you know, if it's not the 5th period a lot. nice. if it come on daughter, she knew the mileage minute here for me from that he's still give me when you start seeing it was 50 show,

a police in late 941 reported to his command. the 240420 jews had successfully been exterminated in the area of a song. a detailed map of the work was attached masika. yes. but you'll be lucky as you pay to business in india, proceeded your loss of the tissue, but here is the same. he's at the school will be void through the said she must kabbalah forgive me, but it's serious. god, me. but i still love be sure what sped teacher previous teacher that low be in his report. stallnicker specifically mentioned that the main task, cleansing the territory of some human elements, had been performed by local nationalist volunteers. for one such squad was

a unit formed by victor, paris. his deputies were famous, let the in pilot bits of course, and live tenant congress, carlos washington for minute commanding you good day at the minute the amended meets and there's lots of noise, but it doesn't yet. the for the stuff was sunny stolen, so absolutely better feed at the other miss. i'm on, but on there dick. assume a come on the bill, but it's the sky but then you and i do is some expression with on the come on there as long as on a monday is but he's unable to middle can. can i wait a mom that they could torture and beat to death? any one they found who was foreign on war, from an ethnic minority, including the elderly women and children, a pickle surety. who was me,

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you bring up my store and what some of them with you know, sitting in there just brushing the volunteers were not about loosing and robbing civilians. ah, let me colonel de medicine vice started with ethnic cleansing. he was in appointed head of the latvian auxiliary police. his commitment to his masters, he was promoted to the ss than dutton sorta. ah the lengthy and general ludo fingers was distinguished for legitimize in the depredations and atrocities committed by the auxiliary police, a traitor to his own people. ah, he personally facilitated the mess, conscription of the latvian youth to the rough and as as ranks.

ah, his commitment, he was awarded the high rank of as group and soda and appointed general inspector of the natalie and legion as, as forces. so she was blas eaten them all, but as the city distrustful broke actual bulky, hoard the waterfalls and these ladies reached him. was no coverage can get away with what he wants to live by. i mean it's searching cross. charlotte did you to got a little she got israel minute chimp. i mean up until october, the 1st 1943. the volunteers working with the german masters killed mold and 88000 civilians. in the nazi occupied, lithium, soviet socialist republics about the same number of prisoners of war were killed or tortured to death in concentration camps. exactly how that happened is told by

footage, recording the execution of jews in chicago, yet by ah, the police justified their crimes with the intention to build a racially pillar in latvia body. however, no central latvia even existed, no coded, exist, again, rail, busy him. oh, general district fell under the right commissary at portland. the region was under german control. i'm supervised by general commissioner, auto hydration dressler the nazi's, ultimate goal, was to build the 3rd reich in which they would be masters. and all sub humans were destined to be enslaved or exterminated. oh la cisco, what store? he informed me of what you, what a roofing,

etc. so this is key for him and i wanna talk to you with you. not so fussy if that's if people on what nation yoga leticia category should that is, any of that, shall i you, can you a drastic? i thought it stays that as the newest we won't lose you as we teach him yet. monica . ah, we roll at the shaver, harnesses somebody will ship to those labella because i read j dot on below the that sheet in a shade that i will be teaching that she beat high kids and you meet with a full show. so that's any thoughts or a li lasana flag of lexia. she's not sto martha who is that i would get you to leave all of those to with their skin or to shoot on the orders of nancy superiors. the likes to have been dorski and vice encouraged young latvian men to join the s. s where they're sworn out of loyalty

was to anything but the latvian people is by god is want to fight as as sounded like in the name of god, i solemnly swear my indefinite obedience to the german armies commander in chief adult hitler, fighting the bolsheviks and as a brave warrior, i'm willing to give my life to this promise. with the germans didn't just send latvian volunteers to carry out punitive operations in occupied latvia, but also far beyond its borders. began. you're involved with just the really why you are when you talk with the 230 for about his place in the go for just know either station dogrib, even if i didn't stay. oh, but there is, didn't you? but she actually share your munchkin gorman's. come come on the when you get little nicer to 30 says because i use of the read you your mathematical in graph. skip

scorpion of girls. cabral. i see no credit union. you are able to reduce yourself east of what you me that nothing a give you the what's to see me, no one of service to grab them. he's got to reduce class middle enough with the believe mutilated. celia could have been when you've shown, even though when i got to renewable, if you can, when use dominion, could use them, you could delete that, he's them, you got to go, but it wouldn't store and explain. you pretty possibly just to be a g, a cookie, maybe was sick human sitting me on your progress. at the start of 1943, 7 latvian nice battalions took part in the winter resolve all winter magic punitive operation and venomous. they burned and plundered a $158.00 settlements, killed and burned 3 and a half 1000 civilians. 2000 bon russians were taken by the nap units, as for hardly either in germany. more than a 1000 children was sent to the cellar bill's death again. in addition to mil

rules, lamphier says police battalions carried out punitive operations in russia, ukraine, and poland. such operations can never be called a struggle for an independent lab here. much is obvious to even a casual observer. why you may consider what is your views? can you people now on top of a fluid diabetes up? i mean, you know, not reform steve. i was gonna say if you will, but now me and you got which is just the data. so lots of public good if you've got, sleeps you, which can buy at them, or as those notes in the seed up and you might still work with the bus beat wirelessly stuco pretty well. of course in the autumn of 1941, germany sent a number of latvian volunteers to fight in the 2nd s s infantry division. by may

9436 latvian volunteer battalions were all ready active in this division. later in april 1943. those battalions formed the basis for the latvian s as a volunteer brigade. then it was renamed the 19 to boston, s. as from that the volunteer division junior year year on the iraq florida. come on the bus you're young and in the spring of 1943 volunteer recruitment began at the same time as mobilization of the new 15th of often assess latvian volunteer division. an up to 50000 latvians, voluntarily served in police detachments. those that were subordinate to the u. s. s. and sd, as well as with the boffin s. s. primarily 1944 o,

the conscription of latvian youths into the roughness as became compulsory, such as. but if the boys said what number do, let's see is the prism of near scott, i'm you. if i'm the south, get theses new, my new man, you should. this is disputed by bugging you. once into the front, the latvian buffer, assess legions, didn't so much fight as carry out punitive operations against civilians while visiting brutal reprisals upon prisoners of war cope with start or you, molly, what she, molly, a 1000000000 that'll cut her. and usually he believe melody bearish. me daniels actually here for off, chris charlie plucker. you're all guy of but that there is national property now. yeah. that's good. yeah. one bill a solution of easterly he or some stay down. she was great of a letter stating of the did with him so chilly. ah,

the nuremberg tribunal recognized all who served in the ss as war criminals. leona exception was made for anyone who had been forcibly called up the military service by the state, therefore depriving the conscript of the right to choose or not as soon as possible in that he stribling, even through g. i'll not beastie now. she's the guy, news of your lack of writing, mira aboriginal, but almost from diamonds with the holes. last selenium you are so oh, with a little interpretation linking this date made it possible to exclude not just those who are forcibly called up to serve in the fall finesse as lengthy and deficient from the list of criminals, middles of those who volunteered even those guilty of ethnic cleansing for a latvian latvia, let me be just a lucky possibly even if i came to them my way to me features can regain jamante

bassetti. it's not a book, isn't him also stone? she does all now you believe with it, but he roper eve, i peaceful so ah, an opportunity presented itself to turn a murderer like that, but sucrose into a national hero making it possible for the latvian republics highest leadership to worship the graves of collaborators at a national cemetery stand out and field of odom, our vice and ss grew up in photo rudolph, bangor, ski. only one problem remained out to remove the stigma of a criminal organization from the latvian buffalo as as legion itself. laugh as ruling nationalist elite managed to solve the problem by proposing the thesis that there was no difference between the genocidal nazis and the communist to save the world from the brown plague. ah, that idea became the foundation for official latvian ideology post within the

country. and beyond, ah, madame lucy to le again or whatnot. the keep up with gear lutheran. put your miss robin. your companies must like to come when use them it. but when you a little give one of us, she them at the place to my lawyer on is this that you was like one on you have for she's me. some people may say, let's not bother the harmless old folk on march, the 16th them to commemorate their comrades who fell in battle. others say that the symbolic purpose of the ceremonies is not a commemoration, but to idolize nazi criminals. as a result, latvia has seen a rapid growth in neo nazi sentiment. you talks lushly whip, those could go to legal polish, so make a socialist. she could throw chicago to do it on us without. it's a pity, beside to store to hunter thomas lee stood up the door. we met awaiting

a few minutes to rush back and they keep up with you. but if you could terribly to kiss them if you will open up it. so like boucher so so. so my son is struggling. this film shows a fair drive torchlight procession. and this is video of the torchlight procession organized by the all for lot fear, party in 2000 and both feature the same aesthetic, some slogans. and the same conviction. to build a racially pure laughing with

awe with by the middle of the 19th century. practically the whole of india had been under the rule of the british empire alone feel authorities and impose that heavy death bringing the people into poverty and were exporting natural resources. and moreover, these authorities absolutely had no consideration for the traditions of the local population, treating them like 2nd class citizens. the british were showing signs of disrespect even to those who cooperated with them. the fact of ignoring the religious beliefs of the hindus led to the mutiny of the sea boys,

mercenary soldiers serving under the british crown. 3000000000 began on the 10th of may 1857 in the garrison town of may road north of india. in the form of a mutiny. the rebels quickly took over daily. the heroic resistance of the indian people lasted for one and a half years. however, the forces were not equal. the colonial authorities dealt with the rebels cruelly thine slaves the boys were tied to the mouth of the cannon and were shot right through their bodies for the amusement of the public. these type of execution was called the devils with the obliteration of the mutiny resulted in the death of 800000 inhabitants of india. however, the british empire never broke the free spirit of the indians and their will for resistance. china has performed a master stroke of diplomacy. it is broker in agreement that we'll see a ran and saudi arabia again reestablish diplomatic relations. this could be

a step not only to reorder the middle east, but also usher in an era of stability in the region. today. washington is the odd man out ah vary and president, but charlotte todd has arrived in moscow for talk with russian counterpart vladimir burton. the leaders will discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation despite western attempts to hurt their economy through a look at this. drill was a multiple pacific strike drill that could carry up to 1700 kilograms of explosives . can you imagine that such, you know, graph a drone suddenly, in new york or san francisco, las go lab, the u. s. crashing grow incident in black, the waters as a probably cation of the thing, right.