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| During the World War II considerable number{{what?}} of Armenians cooperated with Nazis to regain the territories lost to Soviet Union. | During the World War II considerable number{{what?}} of Armenians cooperated with Nazis to regain the territories lost to Soviet Union. | ||
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| 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> ''Hairenik'' which was an Armenian language weekly newspaper published in Watertown, Massachusetts in the United States supported ] and his racial policies; and the party's “Race Worship Society” marched in Boston before and during ].<ref></ref> | 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> ''Hairenik'' which was an Armenian language weekly newspaper published in Watertown, Massachusetts in the United States supported ] and his racial policies; and the party's “Race Worship Society” marched in Boston before and during ].<ref></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. Hairenik which was an Armenian language weekly newspaper published in Watertown, Massachusetts in the United States supported Adolf Hitler and his racial policies; and the party's “Race Worship Society” marched in Boston before and during World War II.
References
- Christopher J. Walker's "Armenia —The Survival of a Nation," page 357
- This Land Was Your Land, This Land Was My Land