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A national Jewish advocacy organization is calling for the removal of a monument to Nazi collaborators in Montgomery County, just outside of Philadelphia, that until recently went largely unnoticed for decades. The large stone cross, which was the subject of an Inquirer article published Sunday, was erected about 30 years ago at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Elkins Park in honor of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Schutzstaffel — the Nazi military branch often referred to simply as “the SS.” The unit, known also as the “1st Galician” or “SS Galizien,” was formed in 1943. It was...

Yard reopens inquiry into former Nazi soldiers still alive in Britain · Labour MP insists search sends important message · Researcher believes police hunt is 10 years too late Ian Cobain Saturday February 4, 2006 The Guardian Scotland Yard has relaunched its search for war criminals almost seven years after its specialist Nazi-hunting unit was disbanded, the Guardian has learned. An eight-strong team from the anti-terrorist branch has been examining the backgrounds of British residents suspected of committing atrocities during the second world war. The team is focusing on former members of a division of the Waffen SS which was...