Turkestan legion

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The Turkestan Legion, also spelled Turkistan legion, was the general name for the military units of exiles and POWs from Central Asia that fought in the German Army during World War II. Notable members of the legion include Baymirza Hayit, who after the war settled in Germany and became a historian of the history of Central Asia and Turkestan, and Turkestani nationalist leader Mustafa Chokaev.