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Nazi monument at Swiss cemetery sparks controversy
The 13-tonne stone monument that dwarfs the nearby gravestones is now causing controversy - and embarrassment.
Research by a local journalist has revealed links to Nazi Germany, and to neutral Switzerland's own awkward relations with its World War Two neighbours.
Chur's cemetery is in the centre of town.

[bbc.com]

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Petter 9 Apr 2
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Well---that's awkward!

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Let them take pictures for museums. Then refurbish the structure as a memorial to WWII, replacing all the Nazi BS with apologies for Swiss neutrality.

If you read the link, you would see that is the proposal.
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I think they should make a big deal of it. That history should never be forgotten, and it should be a warning for future generations.

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