Turkic, Caucasian, Cossack, and Crimean collaborationism with the Axis powers

Soldier of the Free Arabian Legion in Greece, September 1943.

Arabian volunteers

• Deutsch-Arabische Lehr Abteilung (Arabian volunteers)
• Deutsch-Arabisches Bataillon Nr 845 (Arab volunteers)
• Osttürkischer Waffen-Verband der SS or 1.Ostmuselmanisches SS-Regiment (Arabs, Turks and other Middle Eastern volunteers)
• Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 1 (Turkish volunteers)

Azerbaijani,Georgian and Armenians volunteers

• Armenische Legion (Armenian volunteers)
• 30.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische Nr. 2)(Armenians, Tatars Volunteers units)
• Azerbajdjanische Legion or Kaukasisch-Mohammedanische Legion (Azerbaijani volunteers)
• Sonderverband Bergmann (Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani Volunteers)
• Georgische Legion (Georgian volunteers but also included volunteers from other peoples of the region)
• Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 1 (Georgians volunteers)
• Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 2 (Armenians & Azerbaijanis)
• SS-Waffengruppe Georgien (Georgian volunteers)
• SS-Waffengruppe Aserbeidschan (Azeri volunteers)
• SS-Waffengruppe Armenien (Armenians volunteers)
• Waffen-Gruppe Aserbaijan(Azeri volunteers)
• I.Sonderverband Bergmann Battalion (Georgian volunteers)
• II.Sonderverband Bergmann Battalion (Azerbaijani volunteers)

North Caucasian volunteers

• Kaukasischer-Waffen-Verband der SS or Freiwilligen Brigade Nordkaukasien (volunteers from the North Caucasus region)
• Nordkaukasische Legion (volunteers from the North Caucasus region)
• Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 1 (North Caucasians volunteers)
• SS-Waffengruppe Nordkaukasus (North Caucasian volunteers)

Central Asian volunteers

• 16 (Turkistan) Infanterie-Division (Turkestani Volunteers)
• Muselmanischen SS-Division Neu-Turkistan (Turkestani volunteers)
• Turkestanische Legion (volunteers from Central Asia Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkomen, Dagestanis and Chechens).
• Böhler-Brigade (Turkestani volunteers)
• 1.Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
• 2.Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
• 3.Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
• Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Ersatz-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
• Waffen-Gruppe Turkistan (Central Asian volunteers)

Kalmukian volunteers

• Kalmüken Verband Dr. Doll (Kalmukian Volunteers)
• Abwehrtrupp 103 (Kalmukian Volunteers)
• Kalmücken-Legion or Kalmücken-Kavallerie-Korps (Kalmukian Volunteers)

Tatar volunteers

• SS-Waffengruppe Idel-Ural (Turkic volunteers from Volga/Ural area)
• Waffen-Gebirgs-Brigade der SS (Tatar Nr. 1) (Tatarian Volunteers)
• 30.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische Nr. 2)(Armenians, Tatars Volunteers units)
• Wolgatatarische Legion (Volga Tatars but also of other volunteers from the region)
• Tataren-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment der SS (Crimean tatar volunteers)
• Waffen-Gruppe Krim (Tatar crimean volunteers)
• Schutzmannschaft Battalion (Crimean Tatar volunteers)

Cossack volunteers

• 1.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Division (Volunteers from cossacks in Cherson, from February 1945 XV.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps
• Kosaken-Reiter-Brigade Kaukasus II (Caucasus Cossack Volunteers)
• Kuban-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 3 (Kuban Cossack volunteers)
• Don-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 5 (Don Cossack volunteers)
• Terek-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 6 (Terek Cossack volunteers)
• Kosaken-Artillerie-Regiment 2 (Caucasian Cossack volunteers)
• Sibirisches Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 2 (Siberian Cossack volunteers)
• XV.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps (Kotelnikovo Cossack volunteers)
• Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 5 (Cossack volunteers)

Caucasian mixed volunteers unit

• Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division (Georgians, Turks, North Caucasians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis Volunteers)

Caucasian, Central Asian, Krimean and Ural mixed volunteers

• Waffen-Gruppe Turkistan
• Waffen-Gruppe Idel-Ural
• Waffen-Gruppe Azerbaijan
• Waffen-Gruppe Krim

Propaganda newspapers between Caucasian and Kossack units

Aserbaidschan (Azerbaizhan)

• Azerbajçan - Aserbaidschanische Legionäre

Kalmyken (Kalmukia)

• Kalmyckij Boec (Der kalmykische Kämpfer)-Kalmykisches Kavallerie-Korps

Kosaken (Kossack Nation)

• Kosaken-Illustrierte (trilingual) - 1.Kosaken-Kavalleriedivision
• La terra dei cosacchi (Das Land der Kosaken)- Cossack units in upper Italy

Krimtürken (Crimean Turks)

• Kirim (Krim)-Weekly paper for the Crimean Turk volunteers, Berlin 1944-1945

Tataren (Tatar nation)

• Deutsch-tatarisches Nachrichtenblatt (bilingual) - Wolgatatarische Legion, Monthly publication, Berlin 1944-1945

Turkestaner(Central Asian nation)

• Yeni Türkistan (Neues Turkestan) - Turkestanische Legionäre
• Svoboda (Die Freiheit) -162nd Turkoman Division
• Türk Birligi (Türkische Einheit) - Osttürkischer Waffen-Verband der SS, Weekly publication, Berlin 1944-1945

German Commanders linked with Central Asian, Caucasian and Kossacks units

These German commanders also received honorary military or leading titles between their units at charge; for example Helmuth von Pannwitz received the title of "Ataman" between his Kossack units.

• Generalleutnant Helmuth von Pannwitz
• Oberst Hans-Joachim von Schultz
• Oberstleutnant Günther von Steinsdorff
• Oberst von Baath
• Oberst Freiherr von Nolcken
• Oberst Konstantin Wagner
• Sonderführer Othmar Rudolf Wyrba a.k.a "Dr. Doll" ( GermanTibetan and Mongolian language expert; leader of the Kalmuck units)
• Oberstleutnant Pipgorra
• Oberst Raimund Hoerst
• SS-Obersturmbannführer Andreas Meyer-Mader
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Billig
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Hermann
• SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve Franz Liebermann
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Reiner Olzscha
• SS-Hauptsturmführer Fürst
• SS-Standartenführer Harun-el-Raschid Bey (of the central Asian legions; was a German who converted to Islam while serving as an advisor to Enver Pasha)
• Generalmajor Prof. Dr. Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer
• Generalleutnant Ralph von Heygendorff

German representative of East Affairs ministry

• Otto Brautigam

Central Asian, Caucasian and Kossacks political leaders

• Kossack Ataman General Pyotr Krasnov
• Kossack Ataman General Andrei Shkuro
• Kossack Ataman Vasili Glazkov
• Kalmuk Prince Tundotov

Central Asian,Caucasian and Kossacks political Organizations

• "Kossack Central Office"
• "National Karachai Committee"

See also

• Ostlegionen
• Collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II
• Battle of the Caucasus
• Operation Edelweiss
• Reichskommissariat Kaukasus