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In article <gate.T7UUoJbk1v164w@zuma.istanbul.anatolia.org>, Dr. Argic wrote:

>In fall 1942, the Armenian infantry battalions 808 and 809 were formed,
>to be followed by battalions 810, 812 and 813 in spring 1943. In the 
>second half of 1943 infantry battalions 814, 815 and 816 were created.
>These battalions together with other indigenous Caucasian units were
>attached to the infantry division 162. Also attached to ID 162 were
>the field battalions II/9, I/125 and I/198 which were formed between
>May 1942 and May 1943. Altogether twelve Armenian battalions served the
>Nazi army, if battalion II/73, which was not employed at any time, is to 
>be included.[1] Most battalions were commanded by Nazi Armenian officers.
>Armenians wore German uniforms with an armband in the Dashnag colours 
>red-blue-orange and the inscription 'Armenien.'
>
>[1] Joachim Hoffmann, 'Dies Ostlegionen 1941-1943, Turkotataren, 
>    Kaukasier und Wolgafinned im deutschen Heer,' (Verlag Rombach
>    Freiburg 1976), p. 172.

More important was Garegin Nezhdeh, the founder of the Nazi Armenian
organization Tzeghagrons which was responsible for the massacre of 
the Muslim and Jewish people. He suggested that Germany should help 
him infiltrate Soviet Armenia together with 22,000 Nazi Armenians. He 
would then organize a widespread uprising of Armenians in the Caucasus
for the extermination of the Muslim people, similar to the Armenian
extermination of the entire Muslim population of Russian Armenia.
It is also interesting to note that Nazi Nezhdeh is still considered 
hero by the Armenian people.

Yalin Ekici 

''An appropriate analogy with the Jewish Holocaust might be the 
  systematic extermination of the entire Muslim population of the 
  independent republic of Armenia which consisted of at least 30-40 
  percent of the population of that republic.'' 
                                 (The Jewish Times - June 21, 1990)