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Интересно вывернулся американский политик, снявшийся в мундире СС
Данный политикан-реконструктор, выдвинувшийся в конгресс от правой фракции республиканцев (известного как движение "чаепития"), заявил, что выбрал мундир дивизии СС "Викинг", которая, мол, воевала на Восточном фронте с Красной армией, а не с США с Британией
WASHINGTON, Oct 11, 2010 (AFP) - A Republican nominee for Congress photographed in a German Nazi Waffen SS uniform said he wore it for World War Two re-enactments, The Atlantic magazine reported.
Rich Iott, a conservative Tea Party favorite, denied any Nazi sympathy, saying in a statement that historical re-enacting was a hobby enjoyed by millions of men and women which he had been
involved in from many different eras since his college years.
According to The Atlantic, Iott, whose district lies in Northwest Ohio, was involved with a group devoted to re-enacting the exploits of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, which fought mainly on the Eastern Front during World War II.
When contacted by The Atlantic, Iott confirmed his involvement with the group over a number of years, but said his interest in Nazi Germany was historical and he does not subscribe to the tenets of Nazism.
Iott says the group chose the Wiking division in part because it fought on the Eastern Front, mainly against the Soviet Russian Army, and not US or British soldiers, the liberal magazine said.