Waffen-SS
Military branch of the Nazi SS
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| 2022 | Vilhelm Junnila, by then Minister of Economic Affairs, continued making budgetary motions to support the Veljesapu-Perinneyhdistys organization, claiming the support would be 'for the promotion of balanced historical research'. |
| April 30 2021 | After an SS Division Galicia march in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly condemned propaganda of totalitarian regimes and attempts to revise World War II history. |
| 2020 | Ukrainian Supreme Court ruled that symbols of SS Division Galicia (14th Grenadier Division) do not belong to the Nazis and were not banned in the country. |
| 2019 | Finns Party MP Vilhelm Junnila began making budgetary motions to support Veljesapu-Perinneyhdistys, an organization that preserves the heritage of Finnish Waffen-SS volunteers. |
| 2018 | Two German historians published 'Die SS nach 1945: Entschuldungsnarrative, populäre Mythen, europäische Erinnerungsdiskurse', a work exploring post-war trials, influence, and connections of former Waffen-SS veterans in Germany, and examining attempts to mythologize the Waffen-SS. |
| 2016 | The Polish parliament officially classified the crimes of the 14th Grenadier Division against the Polish population as genocide. |
| 2015 | German historian published 'Die SS. Geschichte und Verbrechen', a book which includes a final chapter examining the post-war years, trials, and career paths of former Waffen-SS members. |
| 2014 | Files of the Bundesnachrichtendienst were declassified, revealing details about the Schnez-Truppe, including its plans to spy on opposition politicians and potential plans for resistance in case of a Soviet invasion or civil war. |
| February 21 2012 | The Council of Europe's Commission against Racism and Intolerance published a report condemning commemorations of Waffen-SS members in Latvia during its fourth monitoring cycle. |
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