1. History
     Creation    Activity  

2. See also

3. References
     Citations    Sources  

National Committee of Azerbaijan ({{lang-az|Azərbaycan Milli Komitəsi}}, {{lang-de|Nationales Komitee von Aserbaidschan}}) was an organization created in Berlin by Azerbaijani political immigrants. Established in late 1941, the committee's main goal was to make Nazi Germany recognize an independent Azerbaijan, and stop the German annexation of the Caucasus as a whole. In that period, German forces had a great success on Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union, thus the state officials were convinced that the Wehrmacht could win the war without the need of an additional local assistance. Not being able to create ties with the Nazi German government, the committee was disbanded on August, 1943.

History

Creation

The political committee was founded in 1941, in Berlin. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany invited Mustafa Vakilov, Mir Yagub Mehdiyev, Khosrov bey Sultanov and Hilal Münşi to Berlin, whom at that time, resided in Bucharest. The committee only had four members. It's composition was submitted to the German Foreign Ministry for approval. Along with this document, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh's broad statement of proposals, which including immediate recognition of Azerbaijan's independence by the Nazi Germany, creation of a united Azerbaijani army was also submitted to the ministry.^[1]

Activity

The Committee considered possible cooperation with the Nazi German leadership only on the Caucasus issue. It was proposed that Nazi forces would not enter the Caucasus after they overthrow the Communist regime, and the region's fate would be decided by the locals themselves. However, the Nazi German government did not accept these proposals. The main reason why Rasulzadeh's proposals were not accepted by the Hitler's leadership was because of German misconception about the future of Operation Barbarossa. The Nazi officials were convinced that they would win without additional assistance. As a result, there was a disagreement with the Nazi government, and the committee's cooperation with the Third Reich did not take place. The Committee was disbanded on August, 1943.^[1]

See also

• Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
• Aserbaidschanische Legion

References

Citations

Sources

• {{cite book|last=İbrahimli |first=X.|title=Azərbaycan siyasi mühacirəti (1920-1991)|language=az|location=Baku|year=1997}}
• {{cite book|last=Qasımov |first=M.|title=Güney Kafkasya Böyük devletlerin mengenesinde: Azerbaycan tarihi 1920-1945 yılları|language=tr |location=Istanbul |year=2005}}

• The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology Supplement
• The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. Supplement
• The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
• The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
• The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum
• The Anne and the Little James
• The Anne and the Little James 1623
• The Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
• The Annenberg/CPB Project
• The Annihilation of Fish
• The Annihilation Score
• The Annihilators (film)
• The Annihilators (novel)
• The Anniversary Concert
• The anniversary of the liberation of Sinai
• The announcerless game
• The Annoying Orange (season 10)
• The Annoying Orange (season 3)
• The Annoying Orange (season 7)
• The Ann Southern Show
• The ann steel Album
• The Annual Regatta at Aarhus University
• The Annual Spring 2001
• The Annunciation (Painting by Michaelina Wautier)
• Theano alpine