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Because of all the different nationalities that used to form the Soviet Union, the term Russian or Soviet is use interchangeable and loosely. For simplification purposes it will be use unless otherwise mentioned.

During the German invasion, thousands of Soviet soldiers were surrendering or deserting their post. By August 1941, there were closed to half a million Soviet prisoners of war. Because of the sheer quantity of prisoners taken, the Germans had placed them in temporary internment camps.
The internment camps were unsafe since hundreds of thousands of Soviets prisoners were dying from starvation and decease. Many of the Russian prisoners volunteered for German military service. The Germans took this needed manpower, since casualties were amounting on the Eastern Front. The German Army used these volunteers as auxiliaries called "Hilfsfreiwillige."

The Germans formed "Ost" (Eastern) Battalions from recruited prisoners of war and deserters. These Ost Battalions were fitted among the German Regiments and Divisions. The volunteers from the Ost Battalions were used as rear-area police duties.
Most of these Legions were used to fight anti-partisan operations in Russia and later in Yugoslavia.
One of the most distinguishing combat formations were members of the Turkistan Legion. The Legion was formed in the spring of 1942 as part of the German 162nd Infantry Division, referred as the "Turkoman Division." It saw extensive action in Yugoslavia and Italy.
In November 1943, the "Ostmanische SS-Division" was formed comprising of three separate eastern groups: Turkistan, Idel-ural and Crimea.
Reichsfьhrer Himmler was very interested in this Eastern SS formation because his intent was to utilize some of the cadre personal for a training unit with the hope of raising further Eastern volunteer units. Because of volunteer shortages the unit was later designated as "1. Ostmusselmanisches SS-Regiment" in July 1944.
Finaly by October 1944, with more volunteers and conscriptions it was re-named as the "Osttьrkischer Waffen-Verband der SS.

By November 1941, Legions were created from Asiatic and Caucasians in southern Russia. These Legionnaires were from Armenia, Azerbaijan, North Caucasus, Turkestan and the Volga Tartar. Again many of the volunteers saw the Germans as liberators of their homeland. The Legionnaires were trained in Poland and Germany.

Because of the high combat casualties that the Waffen-SS had suffered in the Eastern Front, these Eastern troops were transferred to the Waffen-SS by 1944-45. These Legionnaires wore either German or Russian uniforms.

Most of the Legionnaires were transferred to occupational duties on the Western Front in such places as the Channel Islands and France. These Legionnaires were disappointed and dismayed because they wanted to fight the communist. Many of them deserted their post, eventually the Germans transferred Legionnaires to the Eastern Front.

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  • Нам плевать на всякие арийско-марийские теорий, в вермахте наши предки воевали прежде всего за себя, свою землю и свой народ. В красной армий мы были мясом которое спаивали и посылали на верную смерть а немцы наоборот нас берегли как ценн кадры. В отличие от борщей немцы уважали нас нашу культуру наш язык и нашу веру. Первые расисты не немцы а русские поэтому нам с ними не по пути. Наш главный враг рашка, мы поможем любому кто начнет воину против них будь то немцы америкосы турки или японцы.

  • Biz Alla Bilen, смерть вонючим урусам, Да здраствует независимая республика Идель-Урал!

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  • What a lie !!!

    If they joined the German army you all would have so much information that they could be the winner easily ...

    I wish Germany would have won.

    I am Brazilian, but a world without Russia is a happy world !!!

    No one would miss Russia !!!

  • @rustam6996 че то не открывается. адрес точный?

  • @aslangir жаль вас англичане не завоевали.

  • @minicoljer что ж ты грамотей по русски пишешь?

  • @aslangir да да фантазируй дальше

  • А вот что говорят ученные-историки (а не политики-публицисты) о Казахах на войне

    specistoriya . ru/index.php/realwar/2011-11-1­7-19-22-01/2012-01-16-21-53-24­.html

  • Давайте сравним, как вели себя на оккупированных территориях немцы, американцы и русские.

    Вот архивные материалы, составленные тогда французкими, немецкими, американскими и советскими фотографами.

    specistoriya . ru/index.php/realwar/2011-11-1­7-19-22-01/2011-12-10-08-53-48­.html

  • Это ведь песни поют не о загубленном казахском народе. При олигархах (баях) казахи имели по одному грамотному на аул и больницу в городе.

    Это тогдашние олигархи, беи и шахи, воют об отнятых у них власти и богатствах. Опять хотят на золоте вкусно есть и сладко спать, а простые люди чтобы на них горбатились.

    А народ то уже не тот, народ поумнел.

    За 70 лет Советской власти много людей и историю изучили и экономику и другие науки.

    И 20 лет реформ ещё не убили всех знаний.

    Так что зря вы подвываете

  • немцы так и не заплатили за убитые ими 20 миллиионов русских, беларусов, казахов, поляков, евреев и других мирных людей. Слишком гуманно обошлись с ними Советы. Слишком по русски.

    Забыли казахи, что русские спасли их, после того как Британская империя уничтожила Османскую империю.Забыли казахи, кто хозяйничал на Каспии после Первой Мировой Войны, забыли про английские бомбёжки нефтепромыслов, забыли какой кровью заплатили они за то, чтобы выгнать с Каспия англичан и олигархов (байев).

  • А у вас власть такая же,коррупция проела ее сверху донизу,всю страну разворовали,друг друга убиваете, но вы одной национальности, за 20 лет научились русских гноить.Нет уважения к власти,равнодушной к беде матери с сыном-инвалидом, взятку не даю- вот и никто не помогает

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