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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 Caucasus Legion) and was re designated 1942 into two separate legions, the North Caucasian legion and the Azerbaijani legion. It was made up mainly of former Azerbaijani POW volunteers but also volunteers from other peoples in the area.






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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 Caucasus Legion) and was re designated 1942 into two separate legions, the North Caucasian legion and the Azerbaijani legion. 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
Ostlegionen

Ostlegionen or Ostgruppen were conscripts and volunteers that were POW or from occupied territories who fought in the German Army of the Third Reich during the Second World War....
. It was used to form the 162nd (Turkistan) Infanterie-Division of the Wermacht in 1943. Later, some of these Azerbaijanis joined the Azeri Waffen SS Volunteer Formations
Azeri Waffen SS Volunteer Formations

Azeri Waffen SS Volunteer Formations were when "volunteers" from the USSR, and from the countries annexed by Russia after 1939, were organized to fight against the Soviets on the Germany side....
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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.

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