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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Waffen-SS
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Latvian_National_Movement
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:casualties
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high during combat
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gptkbp:combat_role
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frontline combat
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Augusts_Kirhenšteins
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gptkbp:community_impact
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influence on Latvian politics
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and films
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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depicted in various media
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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mixed responses to its formation
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:dissolved
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post-war occupation of Latvia
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gptkbp:equipment
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German firearms
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gptkbp:formed
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1943
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Riga
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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subject of academic studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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formed during Nazi occupation
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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controversy over collaboration
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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collaboration with Nazi Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)
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gptkbp:insignia
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SS runes
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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memorials in Latvia
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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some leaders faced war crimes allegations
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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controversial due to Nazi affiliation
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gptkbp:military_branch
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standard SS division structure
surviving members active in Latvia
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gptkbp:motto
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For the Fatherland
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gptkbp:nickname
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Latvian Division
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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aligned with Axis powers
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Eastern_Front
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gptkbp:notable_event
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some members tried for war crimes
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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defensive operations in Latvia
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gptkbp:public_perception
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heroes by others
seen as traitors by some
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gptkbp:recruitment
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Latvian volunteers
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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disbanded after WWII
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gptkbp:role
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anti-partisan operations
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:CEO
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 20,000 personnel
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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defense of Baltic states
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gptkbp:successor
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Latvian Legion
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gptkbp:symbol
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Latvian nationalism
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gptkbp:symbolism
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used in nationalist movements
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gptkbp:training
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German military training
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:uniform
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SS uniform
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