Nazi Recruitment and Training of Soviet Prisoners of War on the Example of the 162nd Turkestani Division (1942–1943)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51663/pnz.60.3.09Keywords:
Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littoral, Nazism, Collaboration, Second World War, Soviet Union, Turkestan, IslamAbstract
The article focuses on the collaborationists of the 162nd Turkestani Division as an example of how the Nazis recruited volunteers among the Soviet prisoners of war and attempted to ideologically indoctrinate and discipline them in order to integrate them into the Wehrmacht as successfully as possible. Despite the efforts to integrate Turkestani volunteers into the German army, tensions persisted between the Turkestani and German soldiers, which became evident when the 162nd Turkestani Division arrived at the Operation Zone of the Adriatic Littoral.
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BArch, Bundesarchiv Militärarchiv Freiburg:
MSG 2-12200 Seraphim, Hans Günther Dr. (Stabsoffizier der armenischen Legion / 162. Infanterie-Division (turkmenische) 1939–1944 geboren 21. 1. 1903, gestorben 13. 2. 1992 - Bd. 4: Kriegserinnerungen. - Infanterie-Regiment 303 der Turk-Division (1943–1944) 1950.
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PERS 6-1679 Niedermayer, Oskar Ritter von, Prof. Dr., geb. 8. 11. 1885 Kommandeur d. Osttruppen z.b.V. 703 b. Oberbefh. West.
RH 26-162-20 Dolmetscherwesen; Betreuung der Turkestanischen Legionäre 9. Mai - 19. Juni 1943.
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