Some Arabs found common cause with Nazi Germany against colonial regimes in the Middle East. The influence of the Nazis grew in the Arab world during the 1930s.Lewis (1999) p. 147 Egypt, Syria, and Iran are claimed to have harbored Nazi war criminals, though they have rejected this charge. With the recruiting help of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini, the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar, mostly formed by Muslims in 1943, was the first non-Germanic SS division.
Some Arabs found common cause with Nazi Germany against colonial regimes in the Middle East The influence of the Nazis grew in the Arab world during the 1930sLewis (1999) p 147 Egypt Syria and Iran are claimed to have harbored Nazi war criminals though they have rejected this charge With the recruiting help of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini the 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar mostly formed by Muslims in 1943 was the first non-Germanic SS division