Verdinaso
The Verbond van Dietsche Nationaalsolidaristen ( Dutch for Association of Greater Dutch National Solidarists ), Verdinaso for short , was a clerical-fascist party in Belgium . It existed from 1931 to 1941 and had its own party militia with the Dutch Militant Order, which appeared in dark green shirts .
history
In 1931 Joris Van Severen founded the Verdinaso as a split from the Flemish front party . The association sought to unite the Netherlands , Luxembourg and Flanders to form a "Greater Dutch Empire". The organization was strongly oriented towards Italian fascism and was rather hostile towards Germany . However, over the course of the decade, the Verdinaso changed its orientation towards a Belgian nationalism . In terms of economic policy , the aim was corporatism inspired by Catholic social teaching . Anti-Semitism and anti-capitalism were further ideological pillars of the association. The party founder Joris van Severen was executed in 1940 because he was suspected of spying for Nazi Germany . The now leaderless Verdinaso was forced to join the Flemish National Association. In total, Verdinaso, including the Militant Order , probably never had more than 5,000 members.
literature
- Stanley Payne: History of Fascism. The rise and fall of a European movement. London 1995.