clarification on Jewish in wermacht

stephens90 · Jul 29, 2009

Hello i heard a rumor that there were Jews in the Wermacht any truth to it?

sniper1946 · Jul 29, 2009

Mark Enmeier: Jewish Soldiers in the German Army:

hope this link is of help...

Slipdigit · Jul 29, 2009

The movie Europa Europa was about one such man.

jemimas_special2 · Jul 29, 2009

Check this site....

Hitler's Jewish Soldiers

Great pics on here

Mark

LRusso216 · Jul 29, 2009

Here's a little excerpt from a book about Finnish Jews in the Wehrmacht.

When Jews Fought Alongside the Wehrmacht

Jewish Zionist collaboration with the Nazis is better known and Israeli emulation of Nazi tactics is obvious but Jews also fought alongside troops of the Third Reich in 1941. Below, via Jews on First's "Rebutting Obsession," are two excerpts from "Jews in Finland During the Second World War."

The position of Finnish Jews was unique in another respect as well: several hundred of them fought in the war as Germany’s comrades in arms. ...

In the summer of 1941, Finland joined the war Germany had started against the Soviet Union. In this Continuation War, as it is often called with respect to Finland’s part, the loyalty of Finnish Jews was put to test, and was shadowed by fear and uncertainty. Nevertheless, the Jews fought like everyone else. The Jewish magazine Makkabi declared in December 1942 that they were fighting “for the freedom and independence of Finland” 1 (Torvinen, Kadimah 132–33). During the war, co-belligerence with Germany felt distant and theoretical, and not everyone came into contact with the German troops in Finland (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 122). Many of the Jewish soldiers did not really think about it until after the war (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 143–44).

Relationships with the Germans were described as correct, even friendly (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 125, 127). Most Jews spoke German (Jalowisch in Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 128), which may have contributed to friendships being formed. No serious incidents were reported (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 129), but some Jews felt ill at ease and were afraid (Kaplun in Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 127).

The Jewishness of these soldiers was not hidden from the Germans, and there even was a field synagogue. Furloughs were given for Sabbaths, and some came from considerable distances to attend. The Germans were aware of the synagogue but did not interfere (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 127, 129–132). Some of the Jewish soldiers even liked to proclaim their religion to provoke the Germans, whose reactions were mainly surprised but not particularly negative. When asked about their Jewish soldiers, Finnish superiors usually defended them, saying they were no different from other Finns (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 128–129). Jewish medical officers treated German patients and saved their lives, even risking their own (Rautkallio, Aseveljeys 133, 141). Several Jews were awarded German decorations, but they refused to accept them (Poljakoff in Torvinen, Kadimah 135; Smolar 155–57).
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Dissident Veteran for Peace: When Jews Fought Alongside the Wehrmacht

jemimas_special2 · Jul 29, 2009

Well done Lou.... excellent piece of info.

Mark

Kruska · Jul 29, 2009

Wasn't Hitler supposed to be one too?

Regards
Kruska

stephens90 · Jul 30, 2009

Ty all. And as a side note it might have been blackmail or psycological warfare. There is not enough concrete evidence of hitler being part jewish

C.Evans · Jul 30, 2009

There is a book that was written about this-which I used to have but gave away, as it didn't contain much info to me that was useful. The book started out well but quickly evolved into a very boring read. I THINK it's title was: Hitler's Jewish Soldiers.

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