World News

32370 readers

607 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml

AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml

jackmarxist@lemmy.ml

zephyreks@lemmy.ml

OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml

107

Canada apologizes for honoring another veteran from unit that fought with Nazis (forward.com)

submitted 1 year ago by CollisionResistance@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The representative of King Charles III in Canada expressed ‘deep regret’ for giving elite awards to Peter Savaryn, the former chancellor of the University of Alberta who served with SS Galichina during World War II.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Radicalized@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both this guy and the Nazi in parliament were from the same SS division. The government of Canada imported the whole division after WW2 to scab when a nickel mine went on strike.