Free Arabian Legion

Free Arabian Legion
Free Arabian Legion Insignia
Active1941–1945
Allegiance Fascist Italy (initially)
Nazi Germany
Branch Royal Italian Army (initially)
Wehrmacht
EngagementsWorld War II

The Free Arabian Legion (German: Legion Freies Arabien; Arabic: جيش بلاد العرب الحرة, romanizedJaysh bilād al-ʿarab al-ḥurraẗ) was the collective name of several Nazi German units formed from Arab volunteers from the Middle East, notably Iraq, and North Africa during World War II.