Original sentence: Armed and wearing the uniform of the Finnish army, the Germans originally intended it to be a unit of the German army.Group broke through to the German lines and were subsequently attached to the 311.Group's task was to perform reconnaissance behind enemy lines.However, colonel of Estonian Army Henn Ants Kurg, in charge of the newly formed unit, strongly opposed this position.It commemorates the actions of Erna long-range recce group () in the summer of 1941.Teams from  United Kingdom have participated in earlier years (most recently, a British Territorial Army team in 2006) but will only be observing in 2007.The Soviet Union's official treatment of history considers the original Erna group "bandits", along with the Forest Brothers.The group was active from summer of 1941 up to end of World War II on Estonian territory and Leningrad Oblast.The group was originally formed from (largely ethnic Estonian) volunteers in Finland
Edited sentence: Group broke through to the German lines and were subsequently attached to the German 311.Group's task was to perform reconnaissance duty for the German army  advancing in Estonia after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.However, colonel of Estonian Army Henn Ants Kurg, in charge of the newly formed unit, strongly opposed wearing German uniform.However, most Estonians view the Estonian units that fought on the Nazi side as liberators and consider denounciation of them as "revisionism".However, the Siege of Leningrad resulted in an estimated 1.1 million Soviet civilian deaths from starvation and exposure.In fact, Nazi Germany inserted ERNA teams behind the Soviet lines in early July of 1941.It commemorates the actions of Erna long-range recce group () on the side of Nazi Germany in July of 1941.Teams from  United Kingdom have participated in earlier years (most recently, an UK Territorial Army team in 2006) but will only be observing in 2007.The German forces never managed to conquer Leningrad itself.The Russian government and media have been expressing extreme concern that an Estonian government sponsored activity is named after a unit that fought the entire WWII on the Nazi side.The group was active on the side of Nazi Germany from summer of 1941 up to end of World War II on Estonian territory and Leningrad Oblast.The group was originally formed from (largely ethnic Estonian) volunteers in Finland,  armed and wearing the uniform of the Finnish army, the Germans originally intended it to be a unit of the German Nazi army