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Ukrainian Self Defense Legion

Heinrich Himmler, center, reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division, June 3, 1944. (AP/US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Atlantic Foto Verlag Berlin)
July 19, 2020, 10:10 am
Vandalism of Ontario memorial to Nazi soldiers investigated as hate crime
Activist ‘dumbfounded’ at idea that graffiti on cenotaph for Ukrainians in Waffen-SS unit accused of killing Jews, Poles, could be anything other than mere property destruction
By ToI Staff
In this May 2014 file photo, Michael Karkoc works in his yard in Minneapolis. Karkoc, a retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atrocities, died December 14, 2019, according to cemetery and public records. (Richard Sennott/Star Tribune via AP)
January 22, 2020, 12:10 am
Minnesota man exposed as commander of Nazi-led unit dies
Michael Karkoc commanded a company in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion that murdered dozens of Polish women and children in 1944, then lied to US authorities about it
By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski and Randy Herschaft
In this May 2014 photo, Michael Karkoc works in his yard in Minneapolis. (Richard Sennott/Star Tribune via AP)
March 15, 2017, 7:21 pm
Polish court issues arrest warrant for US man in Nazi case
Prosecutors accuse Michael Karkoc, 98, of commanding SS-led unit and ordering the killing of 44 Poles during WWII
By AP
Michael Karkoc in Minnesota (screen capture: YouTube/ABC News)
March 13, 2017, 5:34 pm
Minnesota man was a Nazi officer, Poland says
Prosecutors accuse Michael Karkoc, 98, of commanding SS-led unit and ordering the killing of 44 Poles during WWII
By AP
Michael Karkoc in Minnesota (screen capture: YouTube/ABC News)
August 1, 2015, 5:18 am
Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of ex-SS commander living in US
Prosecutors say decision not to pursue Michael Krakoc based on medical condition
By David Rising
In this May 22, 1990 photo, Michael Karkoc, photographed in Lauderdale, Minnesota. (AP/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chris Polydoroff)
June 24, 2013, 4:40 pm
Germany probing SS commander found in US
Michael Karkoc, 94, lied to American authorities about his role in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion
Heinrich Himmler, center, reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division, June 3, 1944. (AP/US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Atlantic Foto Verlag Berlin)
June 18, 2013, 4:36 pm
Poland checking files on Nazi-led unit commander
Michael Karkoc, 94, lied to US authorities about his leadership role in Ukrainian militia that committed atrocities during WWII
Heinrich Himmler, center, reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division, June 3, 1944. (AP/US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Atlantic Foto Verlag Berlin)
June 14, 2013, 4:55 pm
Ex-commander of SS-led unit living in US
Michael Karkoc, 94, lied to American immigration authorities about role in Ukrainian Self Defense Legion during World War II
By David Rising, MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and Randy Herschaft
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