Hitler's Forgotten Arab Army: The Free Arabian Legion
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In November 1941, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem asked Adolf Hitler for an Arab army. Despite Nazi racial laws, Hitler agreed. The plan: march on Baghdad, drive the British out of the Middle East, and reshape the war. But the survivors of that army would never see Baghdad. In this documentary, we explore the rise and fall of the Free Arabian Legion (Sonderverband 287), a unit built on ideological contradictions and the shifting sands of a failing German strategy. From the Iraqi coup of 1941 and the Mufti’s dramatic meeting in the Reich Chancellery to the unit’s collapse in Tunisia and eventual anti-partisan operations in occupied Greece, we uncover the true history of this militarily irrelevant but historically fascinating force. Why did Hitler grant an exemption to his own racial laws? What was the real combat record of the legion? And what became of the men who built it? We uncover: - The 90-minute meeting between Hitler and the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. - How German military strate
Tags: military history, history documentary, world war 2, ww2, wwii, nazi germany, history of war, war documentary, german history, nazi germany documentary, sonderverband 287, free arabian legion, amin al husseini, rashid ali al gaylani, ww2 middle east
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