The first Pahlavi era and Nazi Germany Germany–Iran relations

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hassan esfandiary, , mussa nuri esfandiari iranian ambassador german reich meeting adolf hitler


the shelling of iran s parliament russians, , signing of 1919 treaty, firmly planted roots of suspicion against britain , russia. while many people aware of wilhelm ii s speech in damascus in 1898 calling on muslims rely on him true friend. 1930s, reza pahlavi s close ties nazi germany began worrying allied states. germany s modern state , economy highly impressed shah, , there hundreds of germans involved in every aspect of state, setting factories building roads, railroads , bridges.


reza shah went on ask international community use native name of iran in 1935 address country, in persian means land of aryans . although country has been known iran native people many centuries, westerners came know nation persia through ancient greek accounts. iranians immune racial nuremberg laws on grounds of aryan decent. in 1939, nazi germany provided iran called germany scientific library. library contained on 7500 books selected convince iranian readers ... of kinship between national socialist reich , aryan culture of iran . in various pro-nazi publications, lectures, speeches, , ceremonies, parallels drawn between shah of iran , hitler, , praise charisma , virtue of führerprinzip.


from 1939 1941 iran s top foreign trade partner (nearly 50% of total trade) germany, helped iran open modern sea , air communications rest of world.


in 1941, allies forced reza shah abdicate throne son, mohammad reza pahlavi. pro-nazi followers in iranian government such fazlollah zahedi , mohammad hosein airom shared similar fates. british believed zahedi planning general uprising in cooperation german forces. arrested, found german weapons , correspondence german agent. interned in palestine.



signed photograph of adolf hitler reza shah pahlavi in original frame swastika , adolf hitler s (ah) sign - sahebgharanie palace - niavaran palace complex. text below photograph: imperial majesty - reza shah pahlavi - shahanshah of iran - best wishes - berlin 12 march 1936 - signature of adolf hitler


during course of world war 2, iranian volunteers sent germany fight , in german armed forces. among these volunteers davud monshizadeh, joined ss , injured during battle of berlin.








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