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Nazi German Armed Forces: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION? A History of Diversity in the Third Reich

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Nazi German Armed Forces:

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION?

A History of Diversity in the Third ReichBy William P. Litynski

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Adolf Hitler and Dr. H.H. Kung pose with Nazi German and Nationalist Chinese delegations at Adolf Hitlers guesthouse in Berchtesgaden, German in !une "#$%. &'hoto( http())www.*g+design.com)george,lac-s)hitler)enlargements)enlg"..html/

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Chiang Wei-kuo, the adopted son of Nationalist Chinas Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, poses for an offi ial portrait. Chiang Wei-kuos !iologi al mother "as from #apan.

Chiang Wei-kuo $left%, the adopted son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, ser&ed as a ommander of a pan'er di&ision during the ()*+ ,ns hluss.

0Ching,-uos step+rother 1ei,-uo, meanwhile, was de2eloping his militar career. He had ta-en part in the union of Austria and German &the Anschluss/ as a German sergeant,cadet. He graduated in "#$# 3ust +efore the out+rea- of war, then spent a ear at the 4.5. Arm s armored force center at 6ort Kno*. 7he Generalissimo had -ept 1ei,-uos e*istence hidden from 8a ling for thirteen ears, +ut once he ac-nowledged him, she 9uic-l came to en3o her sua2e, handsome, :nglish,spea-ing stepson, who was a second lieutenant in an arm unit deplo ed against the !apanese along the ;ellow ? The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China + !a 7a lor, p. "@A,"@% 0Addressing a huge crowd in Nan-ing on Dou+le 7en Da &Bcto+er "./, "#$A, Chiang CKai,she-D declared, 07he remnant Communists are now encompassed in a few scattered regions and can +e e*terminated without much difficult . At present, communism is no longer a real menace to China.> After his speech, Chiang stood and saluted as spit,and,polish militar units marched + in goose step followed + row after row of powerful German weapons. 7han-s to German machine tools, Chinese arsenals were now capa+le of producing some weapons of 9ualit and precision. :2en so, the new German ad2iser, Ale*ander 2on 6al-enhausen, +elie2ed that China needed two more ears to reach his goal of si*t well,trained, modern di2isions. New German hea2 coastal guns, a dozen su+marines, a German cruiser, torpedo +oats, and other warships were not due to +e deli2ered +efore "#$@. 7he Euftwaffe had ta-en o2er training the Chinese air force, and if things went according to plan, Chinese pilots + "#$# would +e fl ing modern 8esserschmitts and 5tu-as, mar-ing a profound change in the +alance of power +etween China and !apan.> ? The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China + !a 7a lor, p. "F.,"F"

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#apanese army offi er $right% atta hed to the Wehrma ht

, group of ,sian soldiers are dressed in the Wehrma ht uniform in ()5*. $Photo- German ;ederal ,r hi&es%

, group of ,sian soldiers "earing the Wehrma ht uniform

A Korean soldier in the 1ehrmacht &'hoto( http())thomo.coldie.net)wargaming)-orean,soldiers,in,wwF,german,arm /ang "ho "as !orn in ?hin @ui=oo, North"estern Korea on 9ar h *, ()23. Ae "as ons ripted to the K"antung army in ()*+ and aptured !y the ?o&iets in Nomonhan and aptured again !y Germans in Bkraine in the summer of ()5*, may!e in the !attle of Kharko&, and aptured finally !y ,meri ans in Btah !ea h, Normandy on #une 1, ()55. Ae "as freed from a PCW amp in Britain on 9ay, ()54 and mo&ed and settled in ,meri a in ()56. Ae li&ed near the North"estern Bni&. in :llinois until he died on ,pril 6, ())2. Ae li&ed as an ordinary B.?. iti'en "ithout telling his un!elie&a!le life story e&en to his t"o sons and one daughter. Ais story "as re&ealed !y an arti le of DWeekly Korea on Ee . 1th, 2332, "hi h !e ame a !ig topi in the Korean so iety here at the time. http-..sear h.hankooki. om."eeks."ee...5(3331(4(3.htm ?our e- http-..""".allforums.net.sho"thread.php/t024445

Korean ?oldiers in WW2 German ,rmy categories, using +irth, +aptismal, marriage, and death certificates stored in churches, temples, !ewish Communit Centers, and courthouses. 7he "#$N Nurem+erg Eaws pro2ided the +asis for further anti,!ewish legislation to preser2e the purit of the 0Ar an> race. 7he Nazis +ased their racial laws on the 2ol-isch &ethnic in a racial sense/ notion of the inherent superiorit of the 0Ar ans.> 7hese laws pro2ided ci2il rights to those +elonging to the Vol- and ha2ing German 0+lood.> 7his created a 0new moralit which, in terms of the old s stem of 2alues, seemed +oth unscrupulous and +rutal.> 7he Nazis automaticall denied !ews and 8ischlinge citizenship pri2ileges. Howe2er, under Article % of a supplementar decree of the Nurem+erg Eaws, Hitler could free indi2iduals from the la+el !ew or 8ischling + Ar anizing them with a stro-e of his pen. In fact Hitler allowed se2eral high, ran-ing officers of !ewish descent to remain in the militar + Ar anizing them.> ? "i#es of Hitler$s %e&ish Soldiers + Br an 8ar- 4nli-e the 1ehrmacht, which then drafted half, and 9uarter,!ews, the 1affen,55 did not allow an one in its ran-s with an !ewish ancestr . 5o no 8ischlinge, much less CKarl,HeinzD Eow , a full !ew, could re2eal their true ancestr if the wanted to remain in this organization C1affen, 55D.> ? "i#es of Hitler$s %e&ish Soldiers + Br an 8ar- ,N< !ut the other names : annot remem!er at the moment. +. Cn the 22nd #uly, ()5*, siH mem!ers of 9ilag, in luding L@W:? and myself "ere taken !y train under es ort to Berlin, ?talag :::E, 4(6 ? at Genshagen, "here "e stayed together for t"o months, "hen B8>,N< and t"o of the others left. ). 9,>L:N, L@W:? and myself "orked on the staff at Genshagen until No&em!er, ()5*, "hen L@W:? and : left for the British ;ree Corps. (3. ?onderfRhrer L,NG@ at Genshagen and an @nglishman named