But historians consulted by The Inquirer warned against whitewashing the atrocities of the Nazi regime and its collaborators. “The claim that Waffen-SS soldiers fought for ‘freedom’ of ...

22. Speakers at those events have claimed that Hunka’s unit, the 14 th Waffen SS Galicia, wasn’t involved in any war crimes ...

RIGA, March 11. /TASS/. Events on Legionnaire Day, Latvia’s unofficial day of remembrance of the Latvian Waffen SS divisions, may be canceled over coronavirus fears, local Neatkariga Rita Avize ...

As German atrocities built, so did the French Resistance ... against the heavily armed and experienced Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS would have been suicide,” Halbrook concedes.

Stefan Ashton Frank (Narrator)Oskar Gröning (Waffen SS Accountant Auschwitz - Birkenau ... indoctrination often when still children, their war crimes, leaders, and how they controlled a country ...

According to this ideology, war crimes committed against communist ‘Slavs’ weren’t just acceptable, they were necessary. Focusing on the fight against “Stalin and communism” is a euphemistic and ...

The evolution of the Waffen-SS is analysed with special emphasis on the role of Nazi ideology, war crimes and atrocities, as well as the unique multi-ethnic and transnational character of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

It includes senior officers from the Waffen SS, including General Maximilian von Herff ... was deployed in the Slovak national uprising in September 1944, where numerous atrocities against civilians ...

"Our honor means loyalty" - with this slogan the soldiers of the Waffen-SS go to war in 1939. They think of themselves as more than just soldiers. They are warriors, self-proclaimed elite ...

Initially, plans centred on the illegality of starting unprovoked wars and the known war crimes – a Waffen SS Division, for instance, had machine-gunned US POWs during the Battle of the Bulge.

Former Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is being urged to appear before a House of Commons committee to explain his decision to invite and honour Yaroslav Hunka, a Waffen-SS veteran, during an address ...