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Report: Authorities to remove SS memorial in Austrian town

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BERLIN (AP) — Austrian media report that a town in the west of the country is planning to remove a memorial to three soldiers who were members of the Waffen SS during World War II. Public broadcaster ORF reported Friday that the mayor of Imst, Stefan Weirather, confirmed that the municipal workers will dismantle the site. The memorial was built in the 1970s for three men who were portrayed as having been executed by American troops on May 19, 1945. Their deaths happened more than a week after Nazi Germany had capitulated to the Allies. Residents concerned about the frequent visits by far-right supporters later researched the men’s military records and found they had in fact been members of the feared Waffen SS. 

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