180:
686:
679:
625:
707:
907:
728:
693:
639:
914:
735:
874:
900:
660:
721:
700:
921:
714:
881:
667:
867:
653:
632:
888:
646:
507:. Speaking about military units from Soviet peoples, Hitler said: "I don't know about these Georgians. They do not belong to the Turkic peoples...I consider only the Muslims to be reliable...All others I deem unreliable. For the time being I consider the formation of these battalions of purely Caucasian peoples very risky, while I don't see any danger in the establishment of purely Muslim units...In spite of all declarations from Rosenberg and the military, I don't trust the Armenians either."
48:
522:, and thus they were immediately subject to conscription. According to Versteeg, however, "Although Armenians officially were considered 'Aryans', the notion of them being 'Levantine traders', similar to the Jews, was deep-seated in Nazi circles, and racial 'purists' along with Hitler himself were prone to look upon the Armenians as 'non-Aryans.'"
273:
There were a number of other units that
Armenians also served in aside from the 812th Battalion, their total number, according to Joris Versteeg, reaching 33,000. Of these, 14,000 were placed in field battalions, while another 7,000 served in logistical and other non-combat units. Ailsby puts the
260:
Several Jewish Red Army POWs were saved by some of the
Armenians in the Legion and there were several instances of Jews being sent to the battalion to evade detection by the Nazis. Josef Moisevich Kogan, a Red Army soldier captured by the Germans, for example, stated that he received help by an
214:, prisoners of war who had opted to fight for the German Army rather than face the brutal conditions of the Nazi POW camps, though a number of Armenian veterans who had escaped to the United States after World War I also came back to Europe to join it. Command of the unit was given to a former
206:
In 1942, in order to fight Turkey's anti-Armenian politicking, a number of
Dashnaks entered into negotiations with Berlin, and reluctantly agreed to participate in the formation of a military legion. This was a move, however, that was officially repudiated by ARF party organs.
538:. Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians were allowed German uniform, but not the German eagle. Neither German military ranks, nor German rank insignia were, however, to be used. Members of the Eastern Legions were given positional insignia, denoting which position in the
244:
At the end of the war, morale among the men in the unit began to collapse; many in the legion deserted or defected. Hans
Houterman reported that in one case, a battalion in the Netherlands where the legion was stationed even revolted. Many men surrendered to the Western
237:. One unit comprising a part of the Armenian Legion, was the 4th Battalion of the 918th Grenadier Regiment, 242 Infanterie-Division, one of the few Eastern Legion units to be given German insignia after March 18, 1944. The battalion participated in the unsuccessful
301:
Formed on 29 August 1942 in Poland. Consisted of 913 Armenians and 45 Germans. Part of the 128th
Grenadier Regiment, 48th Infantry Division. Commander was Hermann Becker. On 18 November 1942, was sent to join operations in the
1839:
1340:
388:. The battalion had its own priest and the ability to carrying out religious activities. Strictly in accordance with the Armenian calendar, the battalion observed Christian holidays and baptisms were held.
1797:
1580:
2113:
1333:
2108:
1541:
2053:
1326:
1437:
535:
1444:
1742:
203:(ARF; Dashnaks) political party never reconciled themselves with, as many of them were imprisoned, killed, or expelled by Soviet authorities following the Soviet takeover.
1949:
2118:
2103:
1828:
2072:
1994:
2030:
2065:
2001:
1547:
257:
as punishment for surrendering to Axis forces and "allowing themselves to be captured", a fate suffered by nearly all of the former Soviet prisoners of the war.
1943:
1892:
1553:
1365:
1526:
1390:
685:
384:. It was relocated on 10 March 1943 to the Netherlands in order to strengthen the defense capability of the Atlantic Wall and was placed near the town of
1558:
1474:
1385:
1372:
1671:
1451:
1379:
179:
2035:
1570:
678:
1964:
1575:
1498:
706:
1970:
1680:
1595:
1521:
906:
1096:
The
Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume II: Foreign Dominion to Statehood: The Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth Century
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2014:
1484:
692:
482:
Formed in
September 1942 in Ukraine. Was transferred to the Western Front to defend the south of France, located in the small town of
468:
Formed in
September 1942 in Ukraine. Was transferred to the Western Front to defend the south of France, located on the south-west of
1416:
1288:
1168:
1107:
1063:
1035:
638:
200:
1313:
913:
734:
899:
873:
1747:
581:
In May 1943 rank insignia of
Czarist Russian type were introduced, followed in December 1943 by those shown in the tables below.
28:
995:
990:
720:
699:
659:
624:
1531:
1513:
920:
713:
1629:
1536:
880:
666:
319:
1080:
Arbeitskreis für
Wehrforschung. Die Geheimen Tagesberichte der Deutschen Wehrmachtführung im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939-1945
866:
447:
261:
Armenian doctor in the 812th Battalion when he was snuck into the battalion itself, later escaping with the help of the
192:
85:
652:
631:
887:
249:. If not detained by them, they were turned over to Soviet authorities who, in accordance with an order proclaimed by
215:
1850:
645:
1620:
2008:
1917:
1806:
746:
188:
1954:
138:
343:. The number of all personnel at the beginning of February 1944 the year was 844, consisting of 792 Armenians.
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number of Armenians in "the legions and replacement battalions" closer to 11,600. The other units included:
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1813:
570:
238:
335:
From 29 November to 20 December 1943, the battalion conducted training exercises at the training ground in
1400:
1099:
246:
339:. On 8 January 1944, it was moved to South Beveland and occupied a defensive line for the defense of the
1768:
199:
in 1920 and incorporated shortly after into the Soviet Union. This was something which members of the
1927:
1782:
515:
530:
With the "Provisions for the establishment of the Eastern Legions" of 24 April 1942, members of the
1721:
1458:
503:
personally did not trust them, and as a result the Armenian battalion was mainly stationed in the
1693:
1655:
1395:
985:
353:
376:
Began organization on 25 November 1942 and was finally formed on 1 February 1943 in the city of
1318:
222:(Dro). Kanayan was among the minority in the legion who volunteered, under the hope of freeing
1700:
1641:
1605:
1284:
1164:
1103:
1059:
1031:
539:
230:
229:
Through the span of active service, the 812th Battalion participated in the occupation of the
219:
168:
129:
105:
1714:
1230:
980:
511:
262:
210:
The majority of the soldiers in the 812th Battalion legion were drawn from the ranks of the
1686:
1648:
755:
455:
121:
1078:
Kurt Mehner, Germany. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, Bundesarchiv (Germany). Militärarchiv,
287:. Consisted of 916 Armenians and 41 Germans. Participated in the battles in the area of
47:
1887:
782:
385:
234:
223:
2097:
1876:
1491:
959:
941:
574:
399:
340:
250:
577:
employed Armenian soldiers in the Wehrmacht/Heer would collectively be known as the
1932:
1775:
1350:
809:
791:
764:
500:
487:
153:
80:
291:. In October 1942, the battalion was disarmed and reformed into road construction.
17:
1902:
1091:
1000:
531:
504:
323:
1308:
Summer of '42: A Study of German-Armenian Relations During the Second World War
1707:
1564:
519:
2080:
1427:
950:
932:
800:
451:
196:
160:
149:
483:
377:
450:
to defend the south of France, located 30 kilometers north of the city of
818:
499:
In spite of Nazi Germany acknowledging the Armenians as an Aryan people,
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336:
303:
211:
157:
1635:
1056:
Hitler's Renegades: Foreign Nationals in the Service of the Third Reich
443:
327:
307:
254:
164:
1869:
1857:
773:
469:
311:
288:
284:
1283:. United States of America: R. James Publishing. pp. 269–271.
381:
315:
178:
1235:
German Rule in Russia: 1941-1945: A Study of Occupation Policies
542:
held. The following positions were used in the Eastern Legions:
1322:
1163:. Stephen Andrew. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 43–44.
398:
Formed in February 1943 in Poland. Served on protecting the
573:
Instruction 8a/3 29.4.1943, all in closed formations or as
1030:. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. p. 262.
510:
Minister of the Occupied Territories and Racial Theorist
1028:
The Banality of Denial: Israel and the Armenian Genocide
380:, Poland. The battalion service in the Polish city of
143:
163:, who wanted to fight the Soviets for an independent
2114:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
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2023:
1986:
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1735:
1669:
1619:
1593:
1512:
1472:
1425:
1409:
1357:
1102:. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997, pp. 366-367.
1058:. Staplehurst, Kent: Spellmount. pp. 123–124.
101:
96:
73:
65:
57:
36:
326:, and on 16 October 1943 the battalion arrived in
2109:Military units and formations established in 1942
1237:. New York: St Martin's Press. pp. 229, 251.
1199:Eastern Troops in Zeeland, Netherlands, 1943-1944
352:in August 1944, where as a result of the Allied
2031:Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany
1310:. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2012.
306:. Participated in the battles in the areas of
1334:
8:
2078:
1281:Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4
1082:: 1. December 1943-29. February 1944. p. 51.
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1327:
1319:
1149:New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 1990 p. 357.
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1221:
2119:Armenian collaborators with Nazi Germany
2104:Foreign volunteer units of the Wehrmacht
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1047:
1011:
412:Formed in the summer of 1943 in Poland.
33:
7:
356:ceased to exist due to large losses.
1955:Russian Protective Corps in Serbia
1912:
1147:Armenia: The Survival of a Nation.
269:Other Armenian infantry battalions
25:
1417:Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany
1201:. Bayside, NY: Axis Europa Books.
514:declared that the Armenians were
348:The battalion was transferred to
201:Armenian Revolutionary Federation
1748:Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce
1349:Ranks, uniforms and insignia of
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560:stellvertretender Kompanieführer
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29:Armenian Legion (disambiguation)
1532:National Socialist Flyers Corps
834:
585:
562:(assistant company commander),
544:stellvertretender Gruppenführer
1542:National Socialist Motor Corps
432:Formed in late 1943 in Poland.
1:
1537:German Air Sports Association
320:Battle of the Kerch Peninsula
148:) was a military unit in the
1950:Independent State of Croatia
1054:Ailsby, Christopher (2004).
848:Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee
554:(assistant platoon leader),
226:from the control of Moscow.
156:. It primarily consisted of
1499:Esoteric insignia of the SS
1161:The German Army 1939-45 (5)
996:Georgian Legion (1941–1945)
991:Georgian Legion (1915–1918)
841:Unteroffiziere mit Portepee
552:stellvertretender Zugführer
442:Formed in February 1943 in
371:812th Engineering Battalion
216:Defense Minister of Armenia
144:
2135:
1621:Reich Security Main Office
1581:Women's Auxiliary Services
1279:Littlejohn, David (1994).
1262:Die Ostlegionen 1941-1943.
546:(assistant squad leader),
26:
1918:Byelorussian Home Defence
1260:Hoffman, Joachim (1981).
852:
747:General der waffengattung
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610:
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446:. Was transferred to the
366:Formed in 1942 in Poland.
167:and commanded by General
133:
61:4 July 1942 – 8 June 1944
45:
1851:Groupe mobile de réserve
1197:Houterman, Hans (1997).
296:809th Battalion "Zeytun"
253:, sent them to camps in
1923:Russian Liberation Army
1893:Italian Social Republic
1829:Collaborationist forces
1514:Nazi Paramilitary ranks
1145:Walker, Christopher J.
283:Formed in July 1942 in
191:, established in 1918,
2079:
1401:League of German Girls
1249:The Banality of Denial
1213:The Banality of Denial
1185:The Banality of Denial
1159:Thomas, Nigel (2000).
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1121:The Banality of Denial
1100:Richard G. Hovannisian
1094:. "Soviet Armenia" in
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566:(company commander).
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102:Ceremonial chief
1814:Deutsche Jägerschaft
1554:Reich Labour Service
1548:Reichsluftschutzbund
1026:Auron, Yair (2003).
27:For other uses, see
1807:Forstschutzkommando
1722:Technische Nothilfe
1459:Geheime Feldpolizei
1306:Thomassian, Levon.
454:, near the town of
189:Republic of Armenia
52:Patch of the legion
1694:Feuerschutzpolizei
1656:Sicherheitspolizei
1410:Ranks and insignia
986:Azerbaijani Legion
895:Shoulder insignia
674:Shoulder insignia
558:(platoon leader),
354:Operation Overlord
185:
183:Armenian soldiers.
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437:I / 125 Battalion
263:Dutch underground
239:defense of Toulon
231:Crimean Peninsula
220:Drastamat Kanayan
169:Drastamat Kanayan
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