The Latvian Legion according to Independent Observers
2006-10-09 13:05:00
The role and activities of the Latvian SS Legion in the World War II has been hotly debated both in the Latvian and foreign press. Historians, scientists, and politicians that have studied the history of the Latvian Legion have already given their answers concerning the issues of establishing the Legion, Legion’s fighting ability and motives leading the legionnaires in the fight. This book is the contribution of famed Latvian publicist and legionnaire Visvaldis Lācis.
The issues explored:
The Latvian SS Legion according to foreign historians
The attitude of the Latvian nation towards the Latvian Legion (1941-1945)
The strategy for teaching the history of Latvia at schools during the independence period, its role in creating patriotic sentiments
Legionnaire songs, soldiers’ ‘folklore’
The fate of the most successful Latvian athletes in the Latvian Legion and in exile
Estonian and Lithuanian soldiers in German armed forces
Attitude towards the Latvian Legion in Latvia today
