Hatkapes 812 gumartaky hamalrvac er Germanyayum bnakvogh hay martiknerov u hay razmagerinerov, Nrancic meki zavaky ays filmasharum kpatmi ayd masin, nuynisk hayeren mi erku bar kasi...
Hetagayum shateri het Staliny hashvehardar tesav' aqsorelov sibiryan ashxatanqayin tchambarner:
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Zealand girls in Armenian arms

During times of great wars people can end up in places they would have never thought of. This was also true for some Armenian soldier. Even though 500.000 Armenians fought in the Russian Army for the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany, some Armenians as prisoners of war ended up in the Nazi Army, but eventually decided to revolt against the Germans and help the locals.

Yesterday in the Netherlands it was Remembrance Day and while traveling home it reminded me of this particular story. The 812 German battalion also known as the Armenische Legion of which the vast majority consisted of prisoners of war from the Soviet Army was stationed mainly in The Netherlands, because of the distrust of Hitler for the Armenian battalion.

During the WW2 the 812 German battalion consisting solely of Armenian soldiers was brought to the Dutch province of Zealand. Where they soon made contact with the resistance and became favored by the locals, especially the local girls. Some *** pregnant, but those Armenian soldiers who survived the war were abruptly summoned by the Soviet leaders. Where Stalin put them to trial and thus many ended up in Siberian work camps. In this radio-documentary, the children of these lost Armenian soldiers talk about their lives without fathers, their experiences and their search for them.

You can listen to the documentary here by following this link, it consist out of 5 parts: