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Anton Mussert: Dutch Fascist Leader and Hitler Collaborator
Anton Mussert was the most prominent Dutch Nazi collaborator during the Second World War and the founder of the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB). Born in 1894 in Werkendam, Mussert trained as a civil engineer before turning to politics in the early 1930s. Inspired by Adolf Hitler and the rise of Nazi Germany, he founded the NSB in 1931, creating a Dutch fascist movement modeled on the German Nazi Party. When Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, Mussert positioned himself as the loyal representative of Dutch National Socialism. Although he hoped to become prime…
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