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Originally Posted by GregE
But there is some truth in his assertion that at least some foreign SS (military) volunteers were (so they believed) fighting for the freedom of their own countries. If you haven't done so already, read up on what life was like Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania between August of 1940 and June of 1941 and you'll appreciate why those people were ready to do a deal with Satan himself if it meant preventing Stalin from coming back.
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If you had read up on what the SS and Einsatzgruppe A did in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania then you would understand how truly disgusting his comments are. "Freedom Fighters" do not murder woman and children in the thousands just because they happen to be Jewish or Roma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arajs_Kommando