Claim: Handschar: Bosnian Muslims, not Palestinians
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
The 13th Waffen-SS 'Handschar' division was mostly Bosnian Muslims, not Palestinians. Husseini's link: in March-April 1943 the SS sent him to help recruit. Himmler dissolved it in Oct 1944.
SOURCE
USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia: Hajj Amin al-Husayni, Key Dates
en.wikipedia.org · encyclopedia.ushmm.org
en.wikipedia.org · encyclopedia.ushmm.org
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- “Waffen ss muslims”
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- “Palestinians fought for the ss”
- “Mufti recruited for the ss”
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