Soviet war cemetery in Leusden vandalized again with anti-communist slogans
nltimes.nl
The Soviet War Cemetery in Leusden was vandalized again Saturday, the organization said on its website. Slogans like “fuck refugees” and “Dutch government = Commies” were painted in red and black on the memorial wall and the obelisk at the cemetery. The gravestones were also vandalized back in July.Other statements include “Not against Russians but against commies” and "Stop the war fight.” The “Fuck refugees” statement was painted in black on the obelisk, among other slogans.

This is a cemetary for soldiers of the Red Army who died on Dutch soil as prisoners of war.

They died mostly under abuse and starvation.

But at the end of WW2 the Germans were losing men, so they forced Georgian prisoners to guard the island Texel, they were called the 822nd Georgian Batallion. However, they knew Germany was losing, so on 5/6 April they staged an uprising against the Germans on the island

Two hundred Germans were killed in the initial uprising before 2.000 Germans were sent to secure the island.

In total 812+ Germans died, 565 Georgians died, and 120 Dutch people aiding the Georgians died.

They fought for 5 weeks, even after the capitulisation of Nazi-Germany.

Just Western Europe showing how childishly ungrateful they are to the Red Army saving them from Nazism once again.

  • doleo@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Just Western Europe showing how childishly ungrateful they are to the Red Army saving them from Nazism once again.

    And, irritatingly, it’s totally not unusual to see Union Jacks, stars and stripes, flying when they’re about to commemorate the (failed) operation market garden

  • Krinkil2705@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    181·
    4 days ago

    So the Netherlands continues the Manstein plan?

    Btw, Ewros were happy under Nazism, they just wanted to live under city states instead of a single country.