Saïd Mohammedi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Saïd Mohammedi

Algerian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1912

Place of Birth: Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria

Date of Death: 05-Dec-1994

Profession: military personnel, colonel, defence minister

Nationality: Algeria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Saïd Mohammedi (December 27, 1912 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen – December 6, 1994 in Algiers), or Si Nacer, was an Algerian nationalist and politician. Born in the Berber Kabyle region of Tizi Ouzou, Saïd Mohammadi served in the French army.
Attracted to Algerian nationalism, and intensely religious, he became involved with the Mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husseini.
During World War II, he joined the Mufti to work with Nazi Germany, hoping that Hitler's defeat of France would lead to the liberation of Algeria and other French colonies.
He entered the Wehrmacht and fought in the Balkans (Yugoslavia and Greece) as well as on the Russian front during Operation Barbarossa.
After a stay in Berlin, he received the Iron Cross First Class, and was an exemplary soldier. In the summer of 1944, along with five others (Algerians and Germans), he was sent by the Abwehr on intelligence and sabotage missions to Algeria, but was arrested in the region of Tebessa and sentenced to life in prison.