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| During the World War II considerable number{{what?|date=August 2011}} of Armenians cooperated with Nazis to regain the territories lost to Soviet Union. | During the World War II considerable number{{what?|date=August 2011}} of Armenians cooperated with Nazis to regain the territories lost to Soviet Union. | ||
| On 15 December 1942, an Armenian National Council was granted official recognition by Alfred Rosenberg, the German minister of the occupied areas. The president of Council was Professor ], its vice-president ] and it numbered among its members ] (A national hero of Armenia) and ]. Until the end of 1944 it published a weekly journal, Armenian, edited by Viken Shantn who also broadcast on Radio Berlin with the aid of Dr. ].<ref>Christopher J. Walker's "Armenia —The Survival of a Nation," page 357 |
On 15 December 1942, an Armenian National Council was granted official recognition by Alfred Rosenberg, the German minister of the occupied areas. The president of Council was Professor ], its vice-president ] and it numbered among its members ] (A national hero of Armenia) and ]. Until the end of 1944 it published a weekly journal, Armenian, edited by Viken Shantn who also broadcast on Radio Berlin with the aid of Dr. ].<ref>Christopher J. Walker's "Armenia —The Survival of a Nation," page 357</ref> | ||
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During the World War II considerable number of Armenians cooperated with Nazis to regain the territories lost to Soviet Union.
On 15 December 1942, an Armenian National Council was granted official recognition by Alfred Rosenberg, the German minister of the occupied areas. The president of Council was Professor Ardasher Abeghian, its vice-president Abraham Guilkhandanian and it numbered among its members Garegin Njdeh (A national hero of Armenia) and Vahan Papazian. Until the end of 1944 it published a weekly journal, Armenian, edited by Viken Shantn who also broadcast on Radio Berlin with the aid of Dr. Paul Rohrbach.
References
- Christopher J. Walker's "Armenia —The Survival of a Nation," page 357