Liberation80: Fico: WW2 History Must Unite Humanity

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) - The history of WW2 must unite humanity and those who purposefully forget and ignore what happened during the war act the same way as those who were pulling the trigger, shooting from cannons and dropping bombs, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared in his speech at the Slavin Memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava from fascism on Friday. "We must fight once again for our historical memory. We can't let anyone take it away from us," stated Fico. In his view, we can't let society forget about young soldiers who died during the liberation of Bratislava, as that would be inappropriate and disrespectful towards WW2 victims. "I pay my respects to every single victim of the WW2," said Fico, underlining that that's why he visited the military cemetery in France and the United States. He plans to visit also London to thank Slovak pilots who served in the Royal Air Force. "The greatest sacrifices were made by nations and states of the former Soviet Union, 21 million people." mf