Estonian officials plan to rebury the remains of the person who headed a Nazi- sponsored military unit in the Baltic nation’s national cemetery alongside some of the country’s most revered figures. Commander of the Estonian 20th SS Division, Alfons Rebane is regarded by many Estonians as a leading fighter against the Soviet Union’s wartime occupation of the country.
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