Latvia reopens criminal investigation into 'Butcher of Riga' following condemnation
According to Yad Vashem, Cukurs held a “senior, operative position in the Arajs Kommando, the unit that from June 1941 until March 1942 carried out mass killings of Jews and other civilians."
Herberts Cukurs, the 'Butcher of Riga,' pictured in 1965.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByMATHILDA HELLERUpdated: