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purplekaworu t1_j9uvspy wrote

he's literally a fucking nazi. why should he be commemorated?

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vampirevlord t1_j9wec9j wrote

He did join the Waffen SS. However, the Finns have somewhat of an unfortunate history between themselves, the USSR and Nazi Germany. The USSR invaded Finland during the Winter War, so when Germany invaded the USSR many Finns signed up as a means of fighting back against the Soviets, this was called the Continuation War. The Finns did eventually switch sides to the allies, but the Finnish-German cooperation was born out of a common enemy.

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aprofondir t1_j9xw8ue wrote

Relativising Nazis to own the commies - never change Reddit

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vampirevlord t1_j9yjcep wrote

I'm biracial and my biological father fought in WW2 against the Nazis. There is no love or sympathy for Nazis from me. I am merely explaining how things came to be for Finland.

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