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During World War II, propaganda flyers, brochures and posters were widely utilized to recruit Flemish volunteers into the Waffen-SS. These flyers called upon Flemish men to take up arms primarily against Bolshevism, portraying the Soviet Union as a mortal threat to European civilization and Christian values.
Below, there are two varieties of DeVlag writing paper. The first one, which I term as the first model, is distinguished by its smaller DEVLAG logo in comparison to the larger logo on the second model. It's unclear which model was used first during the war, but both are authentic pieces from that era. DeVlag writing paper was also...
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The Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK) was a paramilitary organization of the NSDAP, officially in existence from May 1931 to 1945. During the war, the NSKK played a crucial role in the German army, continuously ensuring the supply of ammunition, food, fuel, and everything else the German army required. In Flanders, the German recruitment...
On this page, we will discuss different insignia that were produced in occupied Belgium/Flanders for the German army. All the references used for this information will be provided at the bottom.
In Belgium, legion stamps were issued in 1941 (Flemish Legion), 1942 (Walloon Legion/Légion Wallonie), and 1943 (overprint on the Flemish Legion stamps). These stamps were printed on sheets of four stamps. The Flemish legion stamps bore the text: "veldpost / vrijwilligers / legioen Vlaanderen / voor onze jongens aan het Oostfront", which means...
The Algemeene SS-Vlaanderen was established on 30.10.1940, at the initiative of the German SS leadership. The initiators on the Flemish side were Ward Hermans and René Lagrou. Lagrou became its first leader, while Hermans became the editor-in-chief of De SS-man, the propaganda magazine of the SS in Flanders, which appeared from December 1940....
