A demonstration by Waffen-SS veterans, which...
Front, but, for example, also participated in Die Wacht am Rhein operation in the Ardennes?" the Russian lawmaker said.Die Wacht am Rhein, the Wehrmacht"s codename for the Ardennes Offensive also known as the Battle of the Bulge, was a major German offensive carried out at the end of World War II in the Ardennes Mountains region to defeat British and U.S. forces on the Western Front. The operation, the bloodiest of the battles that the United States experienced in World War II, claimed the lives of up to 108,000 U.S. soldiers, according to official estimates. British losses totaled 1,400.
Fighting for Latvia"s independence proclaimed by Waffen-SS veterans "turned them into playing the role of a service dog, annihilating civilians and participating in the Holocaust," Margelov said.
WWII continues to be a contentious issue in relations between Russia and both Latvia and Estonia, over the Baltic states" perceived glorification of Nazi collaborators.