"WWII-Nazi controversy"

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9 May 2025

Lithuanian artist Martynas Gaubas creates a sculpture of Putin as a phallic figure in a helmet, displayed outside the Soviet soldiers' cemetery during the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and the end of WWII in Europe in Warsaw, Poland, on May 9, 2025. Dozens of Ukrainian activists stage a rally at the Soviet military Mausoleum to stop Russia's ambassador to Poland, Sergey Andreyev, from laying a wreath as he and his supporters commemorate fallen Soviet soldiers during WWII in a fight against Nazi Germany.

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9 May 2025

Lithuanian artist Martynas Gaubas creates a sculpture of Putin as a phallic figure in a helmet, displayed outside the Soviet soldiers' cemetery during the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and the end of WWII in Europe in Warsaw, Poland, on May 9, 2025. Dozens of Ukrainian activists stage a rally at the Soviet military Mausoleum to stop Russia's ambassador to Poland, Sergey Andreyev, from laying a wreath as he and his supporters commemorate fallen Soviet soldiers during WWII in a fight against Nazi Germany.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: Detailed view of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: View of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: View of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: Detailed view of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: Detailed view of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: View of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: View of Edmonton's St. Michael's Cemetery on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: View of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: View of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: Detailed view of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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4 October 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - OCTOBER 3, 2023: Detailed view of Edmonton's controversial Ukrainian Memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Jewish organizations request the removal of the memorial due to its SS Division affiliation and dark past, on October 3, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2023 Canadian controversy was ignited by Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian WWII veteran linked to the infamous 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), a Nazi military unit. Hunka's recognition in the Canadian Parliament sparked heated debates about his division's sinister past, marked by wartime repressions, mass killings of Poles and Jews, and collaboration with the Third Reich. The controversy underscores the divisive views within the Ukrainian-Canadian community, as some still hail the division as a symbol of patriotism, while others condemn its wartime atrocities. This incident has triggered broader discussions on historical accountability and memory in Canada.

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30 September 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - AUGUST 23, 2023: Roman Shukhevych controversial sculpture located near the Ukrainian Youth Association in Edmonton, on August 23, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Roman Shukhevych led the UPA in the fight for Ukrainian independence against both Soviets and Nazis. He collaborated with the Nazis from February '41 to December '42, commanding the Nachtigall Battalion and serving in Schutzmannschaft 201 police. Shukhevych's involvement in the Galicia-Volhynia massacres, which targeted tens of thousands of Polish civilians, remains a point of debate. Historian Rudling has criticized the downplaying of his actions by the Ukrainian diaspora and academics. Edmonton's Shukhevych statue has ignited WWII-Nazi controversy. Vandalized in 2019 ('Nazi scum') and 2021 ('Actual Nazi'), the statue's contested history lies in its collaboration connections. The Ukrainian Youth Association has dismissed these claims, while journalist Duncan Kinney faced charges related to the vandalism in October '22.''

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30 September 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - AUGUST 23, 2023: Roman Shukhevych controversial sculpture located near the Ukrainian Youth Association in Edmonton, on August 23, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Roman Shukhevych led the UPA in the fight for Ukrainian independence against both Soviets and Nazis. He collaborated with the Nazis from February '41 to December '42, commanding the Nachtigall Battalion and serving in Schutzmannschaft 201 police. Shukhevych's involvement in the Galicia-Volhynia massacres, which targeted tens of thousands of Polish civilians, remains a point of debate. Historian Rudling has criticized the downplaying of his actions by the Ukrainian diaspora and academics. Edmonton's Shukhevych statue has ignited WWII-Nazi controversy. Vandalized in 2019 ('Nazi scum') and 2021 ('Actual Nazi'), the statue's contested history lies in its collaboration connections. The Ukrainian Youth Association has dismissed these claims, while journalist Duncan Kinney faced charges related to the vandalism in October '22.''

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30 September 2023

EDMONTON, CANADA - AUGUST 23, 2023: Roman Shukhevych controversial sculpture located near the Ukrainian Youth Association in Edmonton, on August 23, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Roman Shukhevych led the UPA in the fight for Ukrainian independence against both Soviets and Nazis. He collaborated with the Nazis from February '41 to December '42, commanding the Nachtigall Battalion and serving in Schutzmannschaft 201 police. Shukhevych's involvement in the Galicia-Volhynia massacres, which targeted tens of thousands of Polish civilians, remains a point of debate. Historian Rudling has criticized the downplaying of his actions by the Ukrainian diaspora and academics. Edmonton's Shukhevych statue has ignited WWII-Nazi controversy. Vandalized in 2019 ('Nazi scum') and 2021 ('Actual Nazi'), the statue's contested history lies in its collaboration connections. The Ukrainian Youth Association has dismissed these claims, while journalist Duncan Kinney faced charges related to the vandalism in October '22.''

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