By Helga
These are the simbols of the Estonian Nazi Waffen SS brigades :
Comments : On Monday, September 29 2008, 01:14 by Symbologist
Those symbols at the beginning of your article, the three lions and the tri-colour and the "E" with the bent arm holding a sword, are not Nazi symbols. The "E" with the bent arm comes from the Estonian War of Independance of 1920. The bend arm forms a "V" under the "E", so the image represents "EV", or "Eesti Vabadus", or "Estonian Liberty" in English.
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When You see these symbols You know that the matter is with Estonian Nazis and ex members of the Estonian Waffen SS brigades, called else Estonian Legion.
During the WW II a lot of Estonians were willingly entered in the Nazi Waffen SS brigades, and embraced the Hitler ideology. They compiled many bloody crimes, killing and torturing inhabitants of Estonia of all nationalities and doing bloody actions in the Ukraina and other countries. Thanks to their efforts, Estonia became the first and only country free of the Jewish. The camp of extermination was created at Klooga (nearby Tallinn), some information in English about it can be seen at : http://www.bronze-soldier.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=5&Itemid=35 .
The Estonian Legion was created in 1942 by order of Henrich Himmler and was renamed into 20-th division or in the brigades of the volunturees in 1944 (see for detail informations on the sites dedicated to question).
There was a forced mobilization into German Nazi Army too – Estonians who didn’t what to enter into Nazi Army were killed or put into prison or camp of extermination. Here we have to distinguish volunteers and forced persons, but all the members of the Waffen SS were volunteers joined by their own free will and choice and call of the heart.
A part of the Estonians entered into the Soviet Army and fighted against Nazism with other anti-Nazi allies.
The follow-up is here .... for anyone and all to read ... To be believed or not to be believed ...
I agree with your idea but, there are different school of thoughts producing different ideas that has to brought into consideration.
Posted by: order checks | March 04, 2009 at 06:12
Well here we have someone (re)writing history that is either: A. Ignorant of the facts or B. Possibly in the employ of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
There are not many veterans of the
Eesti Leegion left these days and I would encourage everyone there to attend and honour these freedom fighters.
Posted by: Bob | September 30, 2008 at 18:37