[Sicvee]

I don’t get this “occupation area for German soldiers during World Wars I and II”. Is there any record of Germans (other than Jewish settlers) in Palestine during either war?

[jjotto]

Germans and the Ottoman rulers of Palestine were allies in WW1. There was a German diplomatic, technical and military advisor presence there.

In WW2 there was a similar German presence (at least until ‘42), but I had always understood it to be much smaller than in WW1.

I’ve never seen any precise details though.

[okie01]

I don’t get this “occupation area for German soldiers during World Wars I and II”. Is there any record of Germans (other than Jewish settlers) in Palestine during either war?

At the time of WW I, Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire. The Germans and the Ottomans were allies and the Germans provided many advisors to the Ottoman forces in the area.

Actually, there were some serious battles in the area. See also Lawrence of Arabia.

So far as WW II is concerned, I believe the German presence might be explained as POW camps.

[JimSEA]

Apparently the Germans and Ottomans had a lot to do with each other and had German troops in Jersualem.

During WWII Muslim Palestinians held Nazi sympathies but:

WWII saw a brief period of close British-Jewish military cooperation mainly due to Churchill who was a Zionist sympathizer. Around 20-25,000 Jews illegally migrated to Palestine in a period of five years from 1940 to 1945. By December 1945, Jewish population increased to 31% while their registered landownership rose to 6.0% of area of country. It is noteworthy here that much of this illegal immigration was carried out by three Jewish military organizations, Haganah, IZL, and Stern Gang who played a significant role in ensuring Jewish control on Palestine during a

[Little Ray]

Germans in WWI. They were with the Ottoman Turks.