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Old 1st February 2010, 09:01 PM   #1
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The inscription is especially interesting, showing how far the German influence on Turkish military went during that time. `Allah bizimle' is a direct translation of famous German military slogan of the Second (and later the Third) Reich: 'Gott mit uns'.
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The inscription is especially interesting, showing how far the German influence on Turkish military went during that time. `Allah bizimle' is a direct translation of famous German military slogan of the Second (and later the Third) Reich: 'Gott mit uns'.
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