page_title: Azerbaijanis in Germany
section_title: Nazi prisoners
hierarchical_section_title: Azerbaijanis in Germany / Nazi prisoners
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Berlin, Besuch Amin el Husseini Der Grossmufti von Jerusalem im Gespräch mit Islamischen Freiwilligen. Anlässlich des Id-u Adha, des grossen mohammedanischen Festes, wurde im Haus der Flieger zu Berlin eine Feier der Mohammedanischen Gemeinde veranstaltet, bei der der Grossmufti von Jerusalem das "Islamische Zentral-Institut" eröffnete. Der Grossmufti im Gespräch mit islamischen Freiwilligen die ebenfalls an der Feier teilnahmen. 19.12.42 Presse-Hoffmann [Berlin.- Amin el Husseini im Gespräch mit islamischen Freiwilligen, u.a. der "Legion Aserbaidschan"] Abgebildete Personen: Husseini, Amin al Hadj: Großmufti von Jerusalem, Vorsitzender des Obersten Islamischen Rates, (GND 11883679X)
context_page_description: Currently, there are more than 200,000 Azerbaijanis in Germany. About 17,000 of them live in the capital city of Berlin. The majority of Azerbaijanis work in the field of service and construction. The minority of Azerbaijanis are involved in state structures, universities and hospitals. There are no compact settlements of Azerbaijanis in Germany.
  The majority of Azerbaijanis, who settled in Germany, moved from Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan.
context_section_description: National Committee of Azerbaijan was created in Berlin by Azerbaijani political immigrants in 1941. Aserbaidschanische Legion was formed in 1942 mainly of former Azerbaijani POW volunteers but also volunteers from other peoples in the area. Many Azerbaijanis joined here in hopes of liberating their homeland (which they often used to mean 'class') from Soviet rule. One Azerbaijani soldier who was captured said to the Germans he was anti-Bolshevik, and only wanted an opportunity to free his homeland. According to Argumenty i Fakty newspaper, 40,000 Azerbaijani nationals fought for Third Reich.
caption: Azerbaijani legionnaires chatting with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, on 19 December 1942, Haus der Flieger, Berlin
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