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Nazi SS veterans march in Latvia

Legionnaires' Day Latvia: A Latvian Legion veteran walks past demonstrators
A Latvian Legion veteran walks past demonstrators on his way to the Monument of Freedom in Riga. Latvians who take part in the annual procession claim they want to commemorate compatriots killed in the war, while ethnic Russian protesters accuse them of whitewashing history and having Nazi sympathies
Photograph: Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: People march in a procession between Latvian flags
Lines of Latvian flags channel the procession
Photograph: Roman Koksarov/AP
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: Counter-demonstrators protest against Legionnaires' Day events
Demonstrators protest against the Legionnaires' Day events, accusing supporters of glorifying fascism
Photograph: Valda Kalnina/EPA
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: A Latvian Legion veteran walks to the Monument of Freedom
A Latvian Legion veteran, who fought on Nazi Germany's side in the second world war, walks to the Monument of Freedom
Photograph: Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: Veterans of the Latvian Legion walk to the Monument of Freedom
Veterans lay commemorative roses at the memorial
Photograph: Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: An elderly woman lays flowers at the Freedom Monument
The Latvian Legion, which was a part of Hitler's Waffen SS, was ostensibly a band of volunteers to protect Latvia against Russia
Photograph: Roman Koksarov/AP
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: Veterans of the Latvian Legion walk to the Monument of Freedom
The march commemorates a major battle in 1944 when Latvian defenders fought off Russian invaders
Photograph: Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images
Legionnaires' Day Latvia: Police escort Latvian Legion veterans as they walk with relatives
Police escort Latvian Legion veterans to the Monument of Freedom
Photograph: Ilmars Znotins/AFP/Getty Images
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