Reichskommissariat Turkestan
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Reichskommissariat Turkestan (also spelled as Turkistan, abbreviated as RKT) was a projected Reichskommissariat that Germany proposed to create in Russia and the Central Asian republics of the Soviet Union in its military conflict with that country during World War II.[1] Soviet historian Lev Bezymenski claimed that names Panturkestan, Großturkestan ("Greater Turkestan") and Mohammed-Reich ("Mohammedan Empire") were also considered for the territory.[2]
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Reichskommissariat Turkestan | |
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Status | Projected Reichskommissariat of Germany |
Capital | Tashkent or Kazan |
Government | Civil administration |
Reichskommissar | |
Historical era | World War II |
The proposal for a Reichskomissariat in this region was made by Nazi ideologist Alfred Rosenberg; however, it was rejected by Adolf Hitler who told Rosenberg that Nazi plans ought to be restricted to Europe for the time being.[3]