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That was demonstrated when the Waffen SS enlarged its ranks to include 60,000 Islamic SS. The Waffen SS respected their way of life, their customs, and their religious beliefs. Each Islamic SS battalion had an imam, each company had a mullah. It was our common wish that their qualities found their highest expression.
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Originally posted by LTD602
The fact that you arenot making any assertions about it one way or the other makes your post a relatively "safe" one, and kudos to you for being politic about it, so far . . . in my opinion, but I'd be worried about some of the responses.
Originally posted by Weise
That was demonstrated when the Waffen SS enlarged its ranks to include 60,000 Islamic SS. The Waffen SS respected their way of life, their customs, and their religious beliefs. Each Islamic SS battalion had an imam, each company had a mullah. It was our common wish that their qualities found their highest expression.
Originally posted by BurningAces
Wow, never heard of Islamic Nazis. I thought Hitler was racially superior, saying the White race was the master race0.
Originally posted by Deimoss
You know what's ironic? Read the Talmud + the Old Testament. And think again about racism and the 'evil' Nazism.
Originally posted by Weise
I'd heard something that I'm sure is related to what you're trying to say... Supposedly it says in the Talmud that the Jewish race is the "master race," and that all others are lesser beings...
[edit on 6-11-2004 by Weise]
Originally posted by Deimoss
This is about facts, not propaganda. What we learned in school is far from the truth. Nazism was (is) not equal to racism, inhumanity and holocaust.
Originally posted by Leveller
This is about facts, not propaganda. What we learned in school is far from the truth. Nazism was (is) not equal to racism, inhumanity and holocaust.
..There is absolutely no doubt that this political system was racist and inhumane.
Within the pages of Mein Kampf, Hitler espouses the superiority of the white "Aryan" race and all others are classified as "untermensch".
You only have to look at the systems of racial policy put in place within organisations such as Kraft Durch Freude, Hitler Jugend and some sections of the SS to see how Hitler was in favour of a white super-race.
Originally posted by Leveller
Originally posted by Deimoss
This is about facts, not propaganda. What we learned in school is far from the truth. Nazism was (is) not equal to racism, inhumanity and holocaust.
The National Socialism under discussion in this thread is the type practiced by Germany prior to and during the 2nd World War. There is absolutely no doubt that this political system was racist and inhumane.
Within the pages of Mein Kampf, Hitler espouses the superiority of the white "Aryan" race and all others are classified as "untermensch".
You only have to look at the systems of racial policy put in place within organisations such as Kraft Durch Freude, Hitler Jugend and some sections of the SS to see how Hitler was in favour of a white super-race.
As for the Arab SS referred to in this topic, it should be remembered that the SS was not the totally blue-eyed blonde beast machine that it is often portrayed as being. The Waffen SS was the equivalent of an elite army corps and the restrictions on race, colour or ethnic makeup were not as stringent as in other SS divisions. Their duty and their purpose was first and foremost as soldiers and any man who was able to soldier well was able to gain entry. When most people think of the SS they tend to think of the Todt battalions or the Hitler Bodyguard which were selective in their racial makeup. The Waffen SS was different though and I have met British Army veterans who have fought them and who had a lot of respect for them as an enemy.
It should also be remembered that the Arabs were not the only non-German people to be incorporated into an indigenous SS. There was a British SS serving in the German Army during the 2nd World War (1944) known as The British Free Corps - it never operated in combat as a unit though. There were also Swedish, Dutch, Dane, Croat and Belgian units amongst others.