Léon Degrelle
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- | '''Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle''' ({{IPA-fr|dəgʁɛl|lang}}; 15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian politician and [[Nazi collaborator]]. Degrelle rose to prominence in the 1930s as the leader of the Catholic authoritarian [[Rexist Party]] in Belgium. During the [[German occupation of Belgium during World War II|German occupation]] in [[World War II]], he enlisted in the German army and fought in the [[Walloon Legion]] on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]. After the collapse of the Nazi regime, Degrelle went into exile in [[Francoist Spain]] where he remained a prominent figure in [[neo-Nazi]] politics. | + | '''Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle''' (15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a [[Belgian politician]] and [[Nazi collaborator]]. Degrelle rose to prominence in the 1930s as the leader of the Catholic authoritarian [[Rexist Party]] in Belgium. During the [[German occupation of Belgium during World War II|German occupation]] in [[World War II]], he enlisted in the German army and fought in the [[Walloon Legion]] on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]. After the collapse of the Nazi regime, Degrelle went into exile in [[Francoist Spain]] where he remained a prominent figure in [[neo-Nazi]] politics. |
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+ | *''[[La campagne de Russie, 1941-1945]]'' | ||
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Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle (15 June 1906 – 31 March 1994) was a Belgian politician and Nazi collaborator. Degrelle rose to prominence in the 1930s as the leader of the Catholic authoritarian Rexist Party in Belgium. During the German occupation in World War II, he enlisted in the German army and fought in the Walloon Legion on the Eastern Front. After the collapse of the Nazi regime, Degrelle went into exile in Francoist Spain where he remained a prominent figure in neo-Nazi politics.
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