Article
Muslim Military Units in the German Reich
Unpublished
(2017)
Abstract
The Soviet Union and Britain occupied many Muslim countries who wanted to be independent. They thought that the Nazi Party in Germany would help them from colonialism forgetting that they would replace one colonial power by another. The Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler believed that Islam created fearless soldiers because warriors are promised heaven if they fought and killed in action. He envisioned the creation of a SS divisions constituted solely of Muslims to fight the Communist although Slavs and other peoples were regarded as inferior in Nazi racial doctrine. He was assisted by the Muffti Amin al-Husseini. The creation of the Muslim Division demonstrated how differences could be exploited and manipulated to create enmity and conflict and to turn people against each other. The Nazi Party exploited Islam to advance the geopolitical objectives of Germany
Keywords
- Himmler,
- Amin al Husseini,
- SS Divisions
Disciplines
Publication Date
March, 2017
Citation Information
Fathi Habashi. "Muslim Military Units in the German Reich" Unpublished (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/fathi_habashi/223/