Cornelis van Geelkerken
Cornelis van Geelkerken (born March 19, 1901 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek , Belgium , † March 29, 1979 in Ede ) was a co-founder of the Dutch National Socialist Movement (NSB).
In the 1920s he drifted to right-wing extremist nationalism . He proposed an authoritarian, anti-democratic movement to Anton Mussert , which led to the founding of the Nationaal-Socialist Moving. Van Geelkerken became leader of the youth corps , the Nationale Jeugdstorm . During the German occupation of the Netherlands , Geelkerken was appointed inspector general of the Nederlandsche Landwacht , a homeland security force to fight the Dutch resistance .
After World War II , he was sentenced to life imprisonment , but released in 1959 .
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SURNAME | Geelkerken, Cornelis van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician (NSB) |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek , Belgium |
DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1979 |
Place of death | Ede |