Degrelle, Léon, 1906-1994

Identifier
990002355940304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1973
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

[95] p.

Envelope 5/15 ; microfilm reel 057, frames 638-766

Scope and Content

Léon Degrelle was a Walloon Belgian politician, who founded Rexism and later joined the Waffen-SS (becoming a leader of its Walloon contingent) which were front-line troops in the fight against the Soviet Union. After World War II, he was a prominent figure in neo-nazi movements. He found refuge in Spain and from there he continued to spread his Nazi and Holocaust denying ideas. -- Wikipedia

Text in English, German and French.

61 newspaper clippings; 20 p. of press extracts; 3 p. of a speech; 1 p. of a radio broadcasting; 3 p. of a letter; 4 p. of an article; 2 p. of a handwritten letter by Degrelle and 1 p. of biographical information

Note(s)

  • ports.

  • biographical information in digital form

  • detailed dates of material: 1944-1946, 1949-1950, 1954-1956, 1959, 1960-1964, 1969, 1970, 1973

People

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