Armenians in Germany are ethnic Armenians living
within the modern republic of Germany. Like much of the Armenian
diaspora, most Armenians immigrated to Germany after the Armenian Genocide of
1915. Others came later, fleeing conflicts in places like Iran, Azerbaijan and Lebanon.
Another influx came fleeing nationalist persecution in Turkey.
After World War II, many Soviet Armenians, former POWs in
particular, fled to the American occupied areas of Germany. While many traveled
on, some settled in the country, providing a base for later asylum-seekers.
The first Armenian organization was the Armenian
Colony of Berlin, established in 1923. By 1975, Armenian associations
would be established in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich.
Presently, there are about 35,000 naturalized
Armenians and 15,000 asylum-seeking Armenians living in Germany today. Their
population is concentrated in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, many of which
are Armenian asylum-seekers from Armenia, for whom the Armenian
Church provides services, baptisms, Bible readings and community support.
The Diocese of Germany bears all the costs of supporting Armenians from
post-Soviet Armenia and regards this service as part of its mission.
Also about Germany's treatment to Armenian Genocide.
While the German parliament has adopted a
resolution that recognizes the "organized expulsion and destruction of the
Armenians", and states that "numerous independent historians,
parliaments and international organizations" have recognized the event
as genocide, the resolution does not state such itself. The resolution also
contains an apology for Germany's role in the Genocide (The German Monarchy was
an ally of Ottoman Turkey during World War I, and did not
intervene despite ample evidence of a policy of extermination) and calls on
Turkey to examine its role in the ethnic cleansing.
This resolution is deemed significant due to the
comparatively large number of Turkish nationals living in Germany.
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