Henk Feldmeijer
Johannes Hendrik Feldmeijer (born November 30, 1910 in Assen , † February 22, 1945 in Raalte ) was a Dutch National Socialist politician and member of the Waffen SS .
Feldmeijer studied mathematics and natural sciences at the University of Groningen , but did not finish his studies and devoted himself to National Socialism. At the age of 21 he joined the National Socialist Movement ( NSB ) and belonged to the Volkish wing.
Feldmeijer began building the “Mussert Guard” in autumn 1939, and he became its leader. After the German attack on the Netherlands in May 1940 , he founded and headed the Dutch SS in September 1940.
During the Second World War he was stationed in the Balkans and on the Eastern Front . Among other things, he received the Iron Cross . Feldmeijer was also involved in a responsible position in crimes against civilians in the Netherlands. In particular, he directed reprisals in response to attacks by the Dutch resistance . An act of revenge was given the name " silver fir ". It was carried out by the Feldmeijer special command. Up to 54 civilians were shot dead in this action. Feldmeijer died on the way to the front when an Allied fighter pilot set fire to his car.
Individual evidence
- ↑ T. Müller, "The formation of the 'border area'", p. 785; K. Kwiet, Reichskommissariat Netherlands: Attempt and Failure of National Socialist Reorganization , p. 115; P. Mesdagh, J. Thijssens and E. Tytgat (Eds.) Taalkracht + 1 - bronnenboek , p. 149
- ^ E. Slot, De vergeten geschiedenis van Nederland in de Tweede Wereldoorlog , p. 140; G. Hirschfeld, Nazi Rule and Dutch Collaboration: the Netherlands under German Occupation 1940–1945 , p. 324
literature
- Gerhard Hirschfeld : Nazi Rule and Dutch Collaboration: the Netherlands under German Occupation 1940-1945 , Berg, Oxford 1988, ISBN 0-85496-146-1 .
- Konrad Kwiet : Reichskommissariat Netherlands: Attempts and Failures of National Socialist Reorganization , Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart 1968.
- Paul Mesdagh, Jos Thijssens and Eric Tytgat (eds.): Taalkracht + - bronnenboek , De Boeck, Antwerp 2000, ISBN 978-90-260-3710-8 .
- Thomas Müller: "The formation of the 'border area'" in: Burkhard Dietz, Helmut Gabel and Ulrich Tiedau (eds.): Reach for the West: The "West Research" of the nationalist sciences on the north-western European area (1919-1960) , vol . 2, Waxmann, Münster 2003, ISBN 3-8309-1144-0 , p. 763-790.
- Eric Slot: De vergeten geschiedenis van Nederland in de Tweede Wereldoorlog , Prometheus-Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2008, ISBN 978-90-351-3171-2 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feldmeijer, Henk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feldmeijer, Johannes Hendrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch fascist politician and member of the Waffen SS |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aces |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1945 |
| Place of death | Raalte |