The Nazi Salute of Armenia

The German Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution by declaring the killings of Armenians by Ottomans in 1915 a genocide. Turkish authorities called this initiative as irrational and recalled its ambassador to Berlin, Hüseyin Avni Karslioglu.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent letters of thanks to the President of Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Bundestag President Norbert Lammert on occasion of the adoption of the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, News.am reported.

He said, “The recognition of the Armenian Genocide by German’s Bundestag was indeed a historic step not only for Armenia and Armenian people, Germany, and German people but also the entire civilized world. It symbolizes democracy and supremacy of universal values, stressing the consistent role of Germany in maintaining those values. It is a message to the entire world on that the 100-year-old crimes are not only not forgotten, but also condemned and with accurate description.”

Nazi Discussions in Armenia

Some analysts argue that Armenia prepared for the process and presented an award to Germany by unveiling the statute of Nazi collaborator Armenian militant Garegin Nzhdeh on May 28. The President of Armenia laid flowers at the monument and paid tribute to the memory of him.

The unveiling of the Nazi collaborator’s statute has been criticized by Russians and some Armenians. Today analysts say that this is a kind initiative of Armenia to share a goodwill to Germany.

Nazi collaborator Armenian militant Garegin Nzhdeh was born in Nakhchivan and lived as a militant who fought against Ottoman Empire. He participated Bulgarian and Russian armies during the World War I.

After the war, he was one of the prominent figures of the conflict between nationalist Armenians and Bolsheviks. He escaped to the US and later joined the Nazi forces.

He offered Hitler to invade Turkey several times but his offers were rejected. He participated war crimes committed against humanity. Finally, he went to the Soviet Union and offered same plans to Stalin but he was jailed until his death in 1955.

Author: Victor Prutov