Annotation: The article informs readers about the use of Armenian factor in the punitive policy of the Soviet government against Germans based on the archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the former USSR (hereinafter - NKVD). Germans began migrating to Azerbaijan from the late 1818s, mainly settling in the present-day territories of Goygol, Shamkir, Tovuz, and Agstafa regions. In 1941, with the start of the war between Germany and the USSR, Azerbaijan Germans, along with other Germans living in the Caucasus, were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan. Archives of the NKVD organization from the 1930s contain investigation records of Germans living in Azerbaijan since the early 19th century, pertaining to the Soviet era (after 1920). Germans were particularly targeted in the repression policy carried out against the Azerbaijani population by the Bolsheviks. The complex relationship between the USSR and Germany played a pitiful role in the fate of Azerbaijan Germans. For many years, the punitive policy against Germans by the USSR remained a taboo subject. After Azerbaijan regained independence, the pitiful condition of Germans during the Soviet era and the state policy against them were publicized based on archive documents.
Key Words: Azerbaijani Germans, Armenization Policy In Azerbaijan, USSR Security Body, Helenendorf.