More than 1,000 right-wing extremists in Germany demonstrated at a World War II military cemetery today near Berlin. The demonstration, which a court refused to ban, was intended to mark a day of mourning for fallen soldiers. The day has been adopted by some right-wing extremists as a time to celebrate their heroes, members of the SS and German army.
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