Poland may want Canada to extradite Ukrainian Nazi veteran Yaroslav Hunka

Comment on this storyComment A Polish government minister said this week he had “taken steps” toward the possible extradition of Yaroslav Hunka, the 98-year-old veteran of a Waffen-SS unit who drew applause during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Canada’s Parliament. Anthony Rota, the speaker of the House of Commons, invited Hunka, a … Read more

Germany bans far-right group that tried to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology

The German government has banned a far-right, racist group known for its indoctrination of children ByThe Associated Press September 27, 2023, 2:53 AM A police officer wears a hydraulic door opener walks on duty in Essen, Germany Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The German government on Wednesday banned a far-right, racist group known for its indoctrination … Read more

Canada’s government calls on House speaker to resign over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘s government urged the speaker of the House of Commons to resign Tuesday for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House … Read more

Canada lawmaker apologizes for honoring Ukrainian veteran of Nazi unit

Comment on this storyComment The lawmaker presiding over Canada’s lower house of Parliament issued an apology Sunday after he said he became aware that the man he had celebrated during a Ukrainian delegation’s visit had served in a notorious Nazi military unit during World War II. Canada’s House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota honored 98-year-old … Read more

98-year-old man charged and accused of serving to Nazi murders in Holocaust

Touch upon this storyComment correction A earlier model of this text misstated the variety of folks killed within the Holocaust. Six million Jews and and greater than 10 million others had been killed, in accordance with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, not 6 million complete. This model has been corrected. A 98-year-old former guard at … Read more

Why is there a monument to a Nazi collaborator in suburban New York?

The monument toi Andrey Vlasov in Nanuet, N.Y. (Colin Campbell/Yahoo Information) NANUET, N.Y. — On Tuesday, Russia celebrated Victory Day, the annual nationwide vacation that marks the Soviet Union’s overcome Nazi Germany in 1945. With the battle in Ukraine now in its second 12 months and Russia condemned by a lot of the world for … Read more