• hemko@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Legionnaire day is not an officially recognized public holiday in Latvia since 2000.

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        2 years ago

        98 to 00, yes kinda. It really was a remembrance day for Latvian soldiers, 1st and 2nd legion who won a battle against red army. Unfortunately those legions were part of Waffen-SS.