They are remembering their fallen comrades, which they have a right to. Just because they were on the opposite side of things does not deprive them of the right to mourn their friends. You also must remember that not all SS divisions were involved in heinous crimes. Some were simple combat units into which very young men, practically boys, were 'recruited', though 'drafted' would be a better word in some cases. Before criticizing, I would suggest that people learn a little more about what really went on in the Third Reich. My uncle was one of those who was given very little choice but to join an SS unit. In those times, you didn't say no if you wanted not only yourself, but your family, to remain safe.

It looks like certain countries are really short of national heroes that they have to scrap the bottom of the barrel for Nazis and fascists.A real utopia for the Neo Nazis world wide. Imagine the SS matching on the streets of Berlin, how far do you think they will get.

Every time some (usually small) nations hosts somekind of event that has no considerable effect either locally, nationally or internationally RT likes to blow it out of proportion and report it as if it was a terrorist attack. So elderly people who fought in a war long ago come together, what, do they need to ask somekind of permission to infringe on everybody`s touchy moral stance to do so? SS memorial day, good, should be more of them. Russia too has an answer: a statue of general Krasnov now, pushing the ratio of communist memorials\symbols\statues Vs the "politically uncorrect" ones to maybe 10000:1 But uh-oh, the horror of retired people walking down the street in a sovereign country. You know, every historic event considered, SS look like boyscouts compared to NKVD and CheKa. Oh but this is POLITICAL, here ideology counts, and not bodycount.

The article writes, “One could be critical of the Soviet era without actually getting into bed with neo-Nazis.” The commemoration of those who sacrificed for the defence of their country against Soviet aggression is not a criticism of the Soviet era. It is the paying a debt of gratitude to one’s countrymen. It is absolutely no glorification of Nazism, whether neo- or any other kind. And if Russia had cleansed itself of its Soviet era criminality, clearly repudiated it and reconciled with its neighbours whom Russians oppressed in the name of the Soviet State, there would be much less need for anyone else to criticise the Soviet era. Just as correspondingly, there is no need for anyone to particularly criticise Germans on account of the Nazi era any more.

David Miliband the British foreign minister and strong supporter for anything the Baltic do had brand the event nauseating. Guess it only pinched him when it had a personal insult to him being of Polish Jewish origins. Never mind whatever the Baltic states are doing today when it comes to their Russian minorities. mbach, its not because they where on the losing side that people are outraged by the act.Its because of what they did and stood for.We know very will what went on in the third Reich and that's why we do not want to see it happen again and glorified in any way. Look at the match, how many old men did you see there? It was filled with youth who I suspect have a neo nazi agenda. How many citizens of the Baltic fought along side the red army? lots of them. What day do they match?

@mbach I don't buy this line. I have no problem with people remembering their fallen comrades but one would not expect them to be proud of a uniform they were allegedly forced to wear. If they wanted to remember their fallen comrades, it might be better to do this at their comrades' graves or in a church, not in front of a nationalist monument. This is what my late Father used to do and he wore a British army uniform and fought against the Nazis, not for them. Previous celebrations on this date and before the same monument have included people in SS uniforms, giving Nazi salutes - all of which are (thankfully) illegal in many EU countries. Those in the Baltics who are so happy to receive EU subsidies would do well to remember that the Nazis are hated just as much in Western Europe as they are in Russia.

well i agree with first part of what mbach said,the majority of german/axis allies soldiers NEVER committed war crimes and were forced to join the military and yes they were victims as much as the allies/commiterm people were, they have every right to mourn the loss of their comrades many people on every side were good, normal people forced to be soldiers for there countries but these people have NO right to continue wearing SS uniforms and they have NO right to walk around doing nazi salutes. im all for them gathering and remembering there friends but not all of them but a lot them still think what they did was right and still gloryify what they as a regime and as a whole did.

It has long been known to everyone Baltic nations are basically Nazi deep within their souls. It is sometimes difficult to follow the line of reasoning of individuals such as Marzipan6.

This is remebrance, not glorification. 
Just one year before Hitler broke into USSR Latvia was already "given" to Stalin by Molotov–Ribbentrop pact. This document and its secret protocol still exists as a proof of criminal agreement between Hitler and Stalin. In year 1940. independent state of Latvia Republic (and also Estonia and Lithuania) was threatened by forces outnumbering ours at least 1:10000 and taken over by USSR. These forces were recalled form USSR-Finland war as Stalin had different plan for Europe.
During this first year of lost independence Latvians (and other nations) already suffered severe consequences and damage in form of Stalin genocide. While it's possible to blame half of Latvians for joining Hitler's forces, other half was fighting at Stalin's side. Exception ir Arajs brigade which is true shame for all Latvians and crime against Hebrews. Most Latvians were joining either army called in by force. So for typical Latvian going to war wasn't act of free will, rather no-choice situation.
When war came close to an end Latvians that were in Waffen SS were hoping to prevent Stalin to take over Latvia again. That was their last hope and resulted in desperate fight which led to nothing but their death.
On March 16. it's memorial march. There is no thought of glorification of Hitler on the slightest. It is to memorize the fallen war comrades that thought that they can prevent comeback of Stalin's regime. So they fought against their brothers forced to serve on the other side. This was totally unnecessary and fierce, still unavoidable bloodshed.
We were on the crossroads of two monster states. Please understand that and don't make exaggerated statements. Your audience may get more  loyal if you unveil this whole story, not state just something that is not covered by facts and logic.
This march is also to make other nations to remember and to understand. USSR is rarely remembered as aggressor against Finland, Baltic states and Poland. So this is to make our point clearer when someone questions our history. 
Just my thoughts, I'm not going there anyway.