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Estonia: Celebration of Nazi occupation

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Estonia, Ethnicity & Race, History, Human Rights, Politics, War & Conflict

Kloty of Gedanken über Estland draws attention to [1] [GER] a celebration of the 70th anniversary of Nazi occupation of Estonian town of Viljandi [2], and discusses how locals considered it preferrable to Soviet occupation, turning a blind eye to atrocities committed against the town's Jewish population during World War II.