| frank7799 |
04-27-2007 03:24 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by cyberxxx
(Post 12323408)
Believe me I learned this when I was a student. There is nothing new to me in that wikipedia's article. The problem is different. Estonian government officially support Nazi SS veterans. Ok, let's consider them as fighters for independence. But what's about 1000's of civilians (mostly Jews) killed by those "fighters"? The main goal of Estonian SS brigade were punitive operations, but not the direct confrontation to Soviet army. And now... they decided to remove the monument to soldiers who died fighting against Hitler. That's a real shame IMHO.
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Please donīt get me wrong. I didnīt intend to support any crimes committed in WWII. And quoting wikipedia is always a problem, I agree so far.
The only thing I wanted to point out was that removing the Russian monument doesnīt allow the conclusion that Estonians are Nazis. Itīs another question if the other monument should stay. Not every SS veteran was a fighter for independence, of course. But the Russians werenīt the ones who went to Estonia bringing them liberty.
Women of the German Capital Berlin who experienced the Russian invasion in 1945 and the following three years for example call the Russian monument in Berlin the "Monument of the unknown rapsit". It may be a similar experience for Estonians. |
