Turkic, Caucasian, Cossack, and Crimean collaborationism with the Axis powers
Arabian volunteers
- Deutsch-Arabische Lehr Abteilung (Arabian volunteers)
- Deutsch-Arabisches Bataillon Nr 845 (Arab volunteers)
- Osttürkischer Waffen-Verband der SS or 1.Ostmuselmanisches SS-Regiment (Arabs, Turks and other Middle Eastern volunteers)
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 1 (Turkish volunteers)
Azerbaijani,Georgian and Armenians volunteers
- Armenische Legion (Armenian volunteers)
- 30.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische Nr. 2)(Armenians, Tatars Volunteers units)
- Azerbajdjanische Legion or Kaukasisch-Mohammedanische Legion (Azerbaijani volunteers)
- Sonderverband Bergmann (Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani Volunteers)
- Georgische Legion (Georgian volunteers but also included volunteers from other peoples of the region)
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 1 (Georgians volunteers)
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 2 (Armenians & Azerbaijanis)
- SS-Waffengruppe Georgien (Georgian volunteers)
- SS-Waffengruppe Aserbeidschan (Azeri volunteers)
- SS-Waffengruppe Armenien (Armenians volunteers)
- Waffen-Gruppe Aserbaijan(Azeri volunteers)
- I.Sonderverband Bergmann Battalion (Georgian volunteers)
- II.Sonderverband Bergmann Battalion (Azerbaijani volunteers)
North Caucasian volunteers
- Kaukasischer-Waffen-Verband der SS or Freiwilligen Brigade Nordkaukasien (volunteers from the North Caucasus region)
- Nordkaukasische Legion (volunteers from the North Caucasus region)
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 1 (North Caucasians volunteers)
- SS-Waffengruppe Nordkaukasus (North Caucasian volunteers)
Central Asian volunteers
- 16 (Turkistan) Infanterie-Division (Turkestani Volunteers)
- Muselmanischen SS-Division Neu-Turkistan (Turkestani volunteers)
- Turkestanische Legion (volunteers from Central Asia Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkomen, Dagestanis and Chechens).
- Böhler-Brigade (Turkestani volunteers)
- 1.Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
- 2.Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
- 3.Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
- Turkestanisches-Arbeits-Ersatz-Battalion (Turkestani volunteers)
- Waffen-Gruppe Turkistan (Central Asian volunteers)
Kalmukian volunteers
- Kalmüken Verband Dr. Doll (Kalmukian Volunteers)
- Abwehrtrupp 103 (Kalmukian Volunteers)
- Kalmücken-Legion or Kalmücken-Kavallerie-Korps (Kalmukian Volunteers)
Tatar volunteers
- SS-Waffengruppe Idel-Ural (Turkic volunteers from Volga/Ural area)
- Waffen-Gebirgs-Brigade der SS (Tatar Nr. 1) (Tatarian Volunteers)
- 30.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (russische Nr. 2)(Armenians, Tatars Volunteers units)
- Wolgatatarische Legion (Volga Tatars but also of other volunteers from the region)
- Tataren-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment der SS (Crimean tatar volunteers)
- Waffen-Gruppe Krim (Tatar crimean volunteers)
- Schutzmannschaft Battalion (Crimean Tatar volunteers)
Cossack volunteers
- 1.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Division (Volunteers from cossacks in Cherson, from February 1945 XV.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps
- Kosaken-Reiter-Brigade Kaukasus II (Caucasus Cossack Volunteers)
- Kuban-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 3 (Kuban Cossack volunteers)
- Don-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 5 (Don Cossack volunteers)
- Terek-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 6 (Terek Cossack volunteers)
- Kosaken-Artillerie-Regiment 2 (Caucasian Cossack volunteers)
- Sibirisches Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 2 (Siberian Cossack volunteers)
- XV.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps (Kotelnikovo Cossack volunteers)
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-Regiment 5 (Cossack volunteers)
Caucasian mixed volunteers unit
- Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division (Georgians, Turks, North Caucasians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis Volunteers)
Caucasian, Central Asian, Krimean and Ural mixed volunteers
- Waffen-Gruppe Turkistan
- Waffen-Gruppe Idel-Ural
- Waffen-Gruppe Azerbaijan
- Waffen-Gruppe Krim
Propaganda newspapers between Caucasian and Kossack units
Aserbaidschan (Azerbaizhan)
- Azerbajçan - Aserbaidschanische Legionäre
Kalmyken (Kalmukia)
- Kalmyckij Boec (Der kalmykische Kämpfer)-Kalmykisches Kavallerie-Korps
Kosaken (Kossack Nation)
- Kosaken-Illustrierte (trilingual) - 1.Kosaken-Kavalleriedivision
- La terra dei cosacchi (Das Land der Kosaken)- Cossack units in upper Italy
Krimtürken (Crimean Turks)
- Kirim (Krim)-Weekly paper for the Crimean Turk volunteers, Berlin 1944-1945
Tataren (Tatar nation)
- Deutsch-tatarisches Nachrichtenblatt (bilingual) - Wolgatatarische Legion, Monthly publication, Berlin 1944-1945
Turkestaner (Central Asian nation)
- Yeni Türkistan (Neues Turkestan) - Turkestanische Legionäre
- Svoboda (Die Freiheit) -162nd Turkoman Division
- Türk Birligi (Türkische Einheit) - Osttürkischer Waffen-Verband der SS, Weekly publication, Berlin 1944-1945
German Commanders linked with Central Asian, Caucasian and Kossacks units
These German commanders also received honorary military or leading titles between their units at charge; for example Helmuth von Pannwitz received the title of "Ataman" between his Kossack units.
- Generalleutnant Helmuth von Pannwitz
- Oberst Hans-Joachim von Schultz
- Oberstleutnant Günther von Steinsdorff
- Oberst von Baath
- Oberst Freiherr von Nolcken
- Oberst Konstantin Wagner
- Sonderführer Othmar Rudolf Wyrba a.k.a "Dr. Doll" ( GermanTibetan and Mongolian language expert; leader of the Kalmuck units)
- Oberstleutnant Pipgorra
- Oberst Raimund Hoerst
- SS-Obersturmbannführer Andreas Meyer-Mader
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Billig
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Hermann
- SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve Franz Liebermann
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Reiner Olzscha
- SS-Hauptsturmführer Fürst
- SS-Standartenführer Harun-el-Raschid Bey (of the central Asian legions; was a German who converted to Islam while serving as an advisor to Enver Pasha)
- Generalmajor Prof. Dr. Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer
- Generalleutnant Ralph von Heygendorff
German representative of East Affairs ministry
Central Asian, Caucasian and Kossacks political leaders
Central Asian,Caucasian and Kossacks political Organizations
- "Kossack Central Office"
- "National Karachai Committee"
See also