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The '''Forest Brothers''' were a [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]]-collaborator organization in the Baltic states during the [[Second World War|Great Patriotic War]]. Many were members of the [[Waffen-SS]]. In 2017, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] released a film praising | The '''Forest Brothers''' were a [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi]]-collaborator organization in the [[Baltics|Baltic states]] during the [[Second World War|Great Patriotic War]]. They fought against the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army|Red Army]] and murdered [[Judaism|Jews]] and [[collective farm]] organizers. Many were members of the [[Waffen-SS]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Modern-day support == | |||
In March 2017, [[Republic of Lithuania|Lithuanian]] [[Nationalism|nationalists]] marched to the presidential palace and sang Nazi music on Lithuania's Independence Day. In 2017, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] released a film praising the Forest Brothers without mentioning their war crimes or fascist beliefs.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|title=Flashy NATO film honors Baltic Nazi collaborators who murdered Jews in Holocaust|date=2017-07-20|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2017/07/20/nato-film-baltic-nazi-collaborators-forest-brothers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003203824/https://thegrayzone.com/2017/07/20/nato-film-baltic-nazi-collaborators-forest-brothers/|archive-date=2022-10-03|retrieved=2022-10-15}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 16 October 2022
The Forest Brothers were a Nazi-collaborator organization in the Baltic states during the Great Patriotic War. They fought against the Soviet Red Army and murdered Jews and collective farm organizers. Many were members of the Waffen-SS.[1]
Modern-day support[edit | edit source]
In March 2017, Lithuanian nationalists marched to the presidential palace and sang Nazi music on Lithuania's Independence Day. In 2017, NATO released a film praising the Forest Brothers without mentioning their war crimes or fascist beliefs.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ben Norton (2017-07-20). "Flashy NATO film honors Baltic Nazi collaborators who murdered Jews in Holocaust" The Grayzone. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-15.