INFORMATION ABOUT THE FATE OF MUSTAFA SHOKAI AND PRISONERS OF WAR

Abstract

In the article, 1941-1945. The story tells about the fate of the Kazakhs who were captured by Germany during the war, how the Nazis, who forced them to serve themselves, created the Turkestan Legion. Particular attention was paid to the fate of those who were captured and returned to their country.
It is dedicated to the history of millions of soldiers of the Soviet army who were captured by the Germans during the Second World War. It is said that the conclusions were made based on the data of the studies that analyzed the illegal actions used against the prisoners of war. The fact that there were many representatives of the Turkic people among the prisoners of war gave birth to a plan to use the German leadership against the Soviet government. The personality activity of M. Shokai, who extended a helping hand to the Turkestans who were kept in unbearable conditions in the concentration camps, will be analyzed. In order to accuse Shokai, he was accused of creating the Turkestan Legion. It is reported that the accusation of "traitor who betrayed the motherland" created by the Soviet ideology is groundless.
At the same time, in the study of the issue of prisoners, it is reported that they did not pay much attention to the mood and social condition of the soldiers who entered the front, the attitude of the Soviet government, which created the chaos of the Kazakh country, and that when the Second World War began, the Soviet society was not unified from a political, ethnic, or socio-economic point of view. Confiscation of wealthy peasants, forced collectivization of agriculture, struggle with religious community, political repressions had a negative impact on the war. Therefore, it is reported that among the Turkestan prisoners of war, there were a few who voluntarily surrendered to the Germans.