In 2002, the Estonian government forced the removal of a monument to the division erected near the Estonian city of Pärnu. The inscription To all Estonian soldiers who died in the second war for the liberation of the fatherland and a free Europe in 1940-1945 was the cause of the controversy, as it allegedly promoted anti-Semitism.
In 2004 the monument was reopened in Lihula but shortly after removed again because of the Estonian government opposed the opening.
In 15th of October 2005 the monument was finally opened in grounds of private museum located in Lagedi near Estonian capital Tallinn. See Monument of Lihula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_of_Lihula).
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre had provided the Estonian government with information on alleged Estonian war criminals, all former members of the 20.Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS. After investigation, the Estonian government concluded that the claims were false and rejected the centre's demands to try the veterans.
On May 22, 2004, the Jerusalem Post ran a story about the plans of some Estonian individuals to build a monument to the 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS. International outrage followed, due to the criminal status of the non-conscript Waffen-SS, after the Nuremberg Trials. Russia's chief Rabbi, Berl Lazar condemned the action, stating it would breed anti-Semitism.
The matter of the Estonian SS is still hotly debated.
http://ro.altermedia.info/antisistem/estonia-va-dezveli-un-monument-dedicat-veteranilor-ss_1339.htmlprint/ {на румынском - текста я сам не разберу, просто как подтверждение того, что об этом пишут не только российские газеты}
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http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=44CB7935E41A5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Waffen_Grenadier_Division_of_the_SS_(1st_Estonian)
In 2002, the Estonian government forced the removal of a monument to the division erected near the Estonian city of Pärnu. The inscription To all Estonian soldiers who died in the second war for the liberation of the fatherland and a free Europe in 1940-1945 was the cause of the controversy, as it allegedly promoted anti-Semitism.
In 2004 the monument was reopened in Lihula but shortly after removed again because of the Estonian government opposed the opening.
In 15th of October 2005 the monument was finally opened in grounds of private museum located in Lagedi near Estonian capital Tallinn. See Monument of Lihula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_of_Lihula).
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre had provided the Estonian government with information on alleged Estonian war criminals, all former members of the 20.Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS. After investigation, the Estonian government concluded that the claims were false and rejected the centre's demands to try the veterans.
On May 22, 2004, the Jerusalem Post ran a story about the plans of some Estonian individuals to build a monument to the 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS. International outrage followed, due to the criminal status of the non-conscript Waffen-SS, after the Nuremberg Trials. Russia's chief Rabbi, Berl Lazar condemned the action, stating it would breed anti-Semitism.
The matter of the Estonian SS is still hotly debated.
http://ro.altermedia.info/antisistem/estonia-va-dezveli-un-monument-dedicat-veteranilor-ss_1339.htmlprint/ {на румынском - текста я сам не разберу, просто как подтверждение того, что об этом пишут не только российские газеты}
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3585272.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_of_Lihula