Facts about eastern front volunteers

From: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | Date: September 5, 2006 | Copyright information

If it was not for the blatant and offensive historical inaccuracies in Mr K Douglas's letter (August 15) I would not have bothered to respond to his pathological drivel. At least my "anti- American pontificating" has the merit of being based on irrefutable facts.

Readers are entitled to be informed of the real facts about the participation of European volunteers on the Eastern Front.

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