These Azerbaijani troops were originally Soviet prisoners of war who opted to serve in Wermacht units like the Azerbaijani Legion until they were transferred into the Waffen-SS. They maintained a questionable human rights as well as combat record.
These Azerbaijani troops were originally Soviet prisoners of war who opted to serve in Wermacht, under threat of starvation Cohen, Ariel. Praeger Paperback, 1998, page 90, units like the Azerbaijani Legion until they were transferred into the Waffen-SS. They maintained a questionable human rights as well as combat record.