Were there Jews in the German army that the Germans did not know were Jewish?

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axisinquirer
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Were there Jews in the German army that the Germans did not know were Jewish?

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Post by axisinquirer » 16 Jun 2017, 22:51

I'm just wondering if there is any info of German soldiers that were secretly Jewish
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Re: Were there Jews in the German army that the Germans did not know were Jewish?

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Post by Wordsworth » 19 Jun 2017, 22:10

I don't know of any myself, but it's not impossible. Jews that didn't have the stereotypical look could sometimes get false papers in order to pass as Aryans. I would imagine any Jew with false papers would be concerned about risking exposure while in the Army, though.
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Re: Were there Jews in the German army that the Germans did not know were Jewish?

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Post by Helmut0815 » 19 Jun 2017, 22:17

There were, see viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4222

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