Azerbaijani Legion

Azerbaijani Legion

The Azerbaijani Legion, or in German, Azerbajdzansche Legion, was one of the foreign units of the Wermacht. The Azerbaijani Legion was formed in Dec 1941 as the "Kaukasischer-Mohammedanische Legion" (Muslim Legion) and was re designated 1942 into two separate legions, the North Caucasian legion and the Azerbaijani legion [Christopher J Ailsby. "Hitler's Renegades: Foreign Nationals in the Service of the Third Reich". Potomac Books; New Ed edition, published in 2004, page 123] . It was made up mainly of former Azerbaijani POW volunteers but also volunteers from other peoples in the area. It was part of the Ostlegionen. It was used to form the 162nd (Turkistan) Infanterie-Division of the Wermacht in 1943. [ [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=5792 On Azerbaijani Legion] ] Later, some of these Azerbaijanis joined the Azeri Waffen SS Volunteer Formations.

Many Azerbaijanis joined here in hopes of liberating their homeland from Soviet occupation. One Azerbaijani soldier who was captured said to the Germans that he was pro-Nazi, anti-Bolshevik, and only wanted an opportunity to free his homeland. [Dallin, Alexander(1981) "German Rule in Russia, 1941-1945: A Study of Occupation Policies", p. 540]

ee also

*Azerbaijan SSR
*Ostlegionen
*Reichskommissariat Kaukasus
*Abdurahman Fatalibeyli

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