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Old 1st July 2005, 00:09
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Re: Jewish airmen in WWII

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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski
I still find it weird that nobody can say there were hundreds or thousand in XAF, famous ones being Y and Z.
Like so many questions it will probably be solved by a visit to the archives.

If Rigg can find these figures for the German Armed Forces, it can only be easier for the majority of other combattants*.

According to Rigg p. 66

1914-18
Germany
100.000 soldiers
3.200 officers
12.000 casualties

Austro-Hungarian
300.000 soldiers
n/a officers
25.000 casualties

According to Rigg's research (table 5 p.64) there was a surprisingly high number of Jews and Mischlinge who served in the Wehrmacht.

97 Jews
967 Half Jews
607 Quarter Jews
1671 Total

5 Jews served with the Waffen-SS

1 Jewish Admiral
3 Half-Jewish Admirals
11 Half Jewish Generals!!

To name but a few of his figures.

An interesting book that anyone with an interest in this subject should have read.


*Not certain but I think I have seen similar religion tables for other armed forces.
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