(HELSINKI) — An Israeli Holocaust historian on Sunday praised Finnish authorities for publishing a report concluding that the country’s volunteer battalion, which served with Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS, took part in atrocities during World War II, including participating in the mass murder of Jews.
Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center lauded the determination of the National Archives of Finland to release its findings, even if it was “painful and uncomfortable” for Finland. He called it an “example of unique and exemplary civic courage.”
The independent 248-page investigative report in English — commissioned by the Finnish government and released Friday — said 1,408 …read more
Source: Time
