The Jewish Troops of Adolf Hitler
Amidst the Holocaust; it’s Jews against Jews
History already dictated that during World War II, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Army persecuted millions of Jews in Europe. The entire world knew the story; it was the Nazis against the Jewish people. The goal was to eradicate the latter until every single one of them was extinct.
However, history is not as simple as black and white. A little known fact during the Holocaust was not given much attention as it could change the narrative of knowledge we were already accustomed to.
Based on the book Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers: The Untold Story of Nazi Racial Laws and Men of Jewish Descent in the German Military, by Bryan Rigg, this is the story of the Mischlings or Jewish descent men who joined the Wehrmacht (Unified Armed Forces) of Nazi Germany and even protected Fürher Adolf Hitler.
The Mischlings’ Confused Origin
The Nazis sought several ways to classify Jews as a race and not as a religious community. Jews in Germany were not easy to identify by physical appearance. Hence, many had given up traditional practices and had integrated into mainstream society.
Some no longer practiced Judaism and had even begun celebrating Christian holidays, especially Christmas. Many of…