Nazi collaborator Léon Degrelle and Belgian Volunteer fighters
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Nazi collaborator Léon Degrelle with Belgian Volunteer fighters

Belgian politician Léon Degrelle (center) stands in formation with fighters from the Belgian Volunteers who are on their way to fight in the Soviet Union. Belgium, August 15, 1941. During World War II, Degrelle founded a collaborationist military force that fought on the eastern front.

 

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