Muslim Soldiers in Hitler’s Army? Prayer on the Battlefield — A Forgotten Piece of WWII History
Not a joke, not propaganda — just a really strange and rarely discussed part of history.
During World War II, Nazi Germany recruited several Muslim divisions into the Waffen-SS, mostly from Bosnia and other parts of the Balkans. There are real photos of these soldiers performing Islamic prayer on the battlefield — something that looks surreal today, given what we know about Nazi ideology.
It’s one of those stories that makes you realize how complex and contradictory history can be. Almost no one talks about it, but it’s absolutely fascinating (and uncomfortable) to learn about.
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SS: *A surreal piece of history most people have never heard about.*
It makes more sense than the Japanese fighting alongside Nazis. Muslims have always been at war with the Jews. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”.
To add to the unbelievable: Hitler himself was part Jewish
When the Nazis fund Zionist Jews to make a homeland in Palestine it gets really confusing
When You are fighting against most of the world, You allay your self with anyone willing to do it, even if it’s deeply hypocritical.
Go learn about the axis alliance, and how unlikely it was for these countries to work together if they weren’t desperate.
There were about >100k of another well known group as well. Not Christians. Tabu to talk about.
The Imam of Palestine met Hitler and he was the one who coined the term “Final Solution”