(Brian Cuban): Adolf Hitler
was aware of this and for a while allowed Jews to serve. In most cases
these soldiers had no knowledge of the Holocaust killing machine. From
their point of view they were simple German patriots fighting for their
country. Many did not even consider themselves Jewish. Some were
unaware of their “Jewish blood”. According to his book, at least 20
soldiers of “Jewish blood” were awarded The Knights Cross.
Included in the ranks were two field marshals and fifteen generals. The
most prominently known of these commanders of Jewish descent was General Erhard Milch who had one Jewish parent. He was deputy to Herman Goring, the head of the Luftwaffe(German Air Force).
While most of Jewish descent were ordinary Wehrmacht soldiers, some rose to very high ranking positions of authority in the
Nazi Regime. Some either directly or indirectly participated in the
Jewish killing machine. ...Finland was not under Nazi rule. Finland, from its perspective, was
fighting for its independence from Russia rather than to support any
anti-Semitic ideology or German persecution. Finland as a nation refused
to endorse the Nazi anti-Semitic policies and refused to deport,
persecute or discriminate against its Jewish population. It is quite the
paradox that despite this policy their fighting alongside Germany
certainly helped Germany achieve military goals and indirectly aided in
the Jewish persecutions. The Finnish-Jewish soldiers were not blind to
what was going on. It caused quite a bit of internal conflict and
tension with the German soldiers. This was also not a racial
classification issue. Finland did not discriminate against or classify
their Jews. In this situation, full, practicing Jews were fighting
alongside the Nazis against the Allies, fighting predominately at
Leningrad. (MORE)Hitlers Jewish Soldiers
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Hitlers Jewish Soldiers
(Brian Cuban): Adolf Hitler
was aware of this and for a while allowed Jews to serve. In most cases
these soldiers had no knowledge of the Holocaust killing machine. From
their point of view they were simple German patriots fighting for their
country. Many did not even consider themselves Jewish. Some were
unaware of their “Jewish blood”. According to his book, at least 20
soldiers of “Jewish blood” were awarded The Knights Cross.
Included in the ranks were two field marshals and fifteen generals. The
most prominently known of these commanders of Jewish descent was General Erhard Milch who had one Jewish parent. He was deputy to Herman Goring, the head of the Luftwaffe(German Air Force).
While most of Jewish descent were ordinary Wehrmacht soldiers, some rose to very high ranking positions of authority in the
Nazi Regime. Some either directly or indirectly participated in the
Jewish killing machine. ...Finland was not under Nazi rule. Finland, from its perspective, was
fighting for its independence from Russia rather than to support any
anti-Semitic ideology or German persecution. Finland as a nation refused
to endorse the Nazi anti-Semitic policies and refused to deport,
persecute or discriminate against its Jewish population. It is quite the
paradox that despite this policy their fighting alongside Germany
certainly helped Germany achieve military goals and indirectly aided in
the Jewish persecutions. The Finnish-Jewish soldiers were not blind to
what was going on. It caused quite a bit of internal conflict and
tension with the German soldiers. This was also not a racial
classification issue. Finland did not discriminate against or classify
their Jews. In this situation, full, practicing Jews were fighting
alongside the Nazis against the Allies, fighting predominately at
Leningrad. (MORE)
