II. Dünya Savaşı’nda Bir Lejyoner Yayını: Azerbajcan Gazetesi

Oz:1942-1945 yillari arasinda Alman Silahli Kuvvetleri’nin yaninda catisan, ozellikle SSCB menseili eski savas esirlerinden olusan birlikler “Dogu Lejyonlari” (Ostlegionen) adi altinda tarihsel literature gecmistir. Bu birliklerden biri olan Azerbaycan Lejyonu kendi gazetesini cikarmaktaydi. Bu makale, gazetenin Alman Propaganda Makinesi icerisinde yer alan bir unsur oldugunu ortaya koymaktadir. Ancak Azerbajcan Gazetesi, Azerbaycan’in Bolsevizm’den bagimsizligi ve Turkculuk mefkuresini bagimsiz bir oge olarak ele aldigindan salt bir Alman “propaganda aracina indirgenemez. Anahtar Kelimeler: Alman propagandasi, Azerbajcan Gazetesi, II. Dunya Savasi, Turkculuk, Azerbaycan Abstract:Between the years 1942-1945, a certain number of former soldiers of the Red Army, mostly POW’s, chose to fight along the ranks of the German Wehrmacht. Those formations are known  as Ostlegionen (Eastern Legions ) in the annals of military history. One of those units, the ”Aserbaidjani Legion ” (Aserbaidschanische Legion) had their very own frontline newspaper. This paper stresses that the newspaper may be evaluated as an element within the Ferman Propaganda machinery. Nevertheless, it is of utmost importance to notice that the Azerbajcan Newspaper, should not be seen as a mere German ropaganda tool, but as a publication with a very distinctive character, as themes as the liberation of Azerbaidjan from Bolshevism and the ideal of Turkism are constantly repeated as a subject  within its own context. Keywords:German propaganda, Azerbajcan Newspaper, World War 2, Turkism, Azerbaidjan