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The NSB was founded 14 December 1931 by Anton Mussert. Until 1936 a
flag was used in the colours of the old Dutch tricolour, but with a design
similar to the German Hakenkreuzflagge (Swastika flag). The field
was orange, with on a white disc a blue wolfsangel (wolf hook),
a rune sign.
Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
by Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
In 1936 a flag came in use, which was horizontally red over black, in
the center the emblem of the movement. This was a triangle (with a golden
border), vertically black and red; on an horizontally divided orange-white-blue
shield the Dutch lion with sword and arrows in gold; in each of the corners
of the triangle one of the initials of the party. The red and black stood
for blood and soil respectively (compare the German blut und boden),
the orange-white-blue refers to heroic past on the world seas, the lion
the power of the Dutch people. The triangle symbolises the delta formed
by
the river-mouths on the Dutch coast. The black in the upper stripe also
refers to the Italian fascism. (At first the NSB was influenced by the
Italian fascism, and only switched later to German nazism).
Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
The leader of the NSB, Anton Mussert, used a similar title as Mussolini
(Duce) and Hitler (Führer), namely "Leider",
all meaning "Leader". He had a standard consisting of a square black field
with a hand holding a bunch of arrows, all of gold. Probably this was inspired
by the bunch of arrows in the Dutch arms and the former arms of the States
General. The images I have show all 11 arrows, but I don't know if the
number of arrows was specified, and if so if they stand for the number
of provinces back then. I've seen once a photo of Mussert with this standard
behind him.
According to my sources his car pennant was alike, but with a golden
border all around, and proportions 2:3. In the car pennant of the Deputy
Leader the hand with the arrows was replaced by a golden wolf hook.
(Source: David Littlejohn, Foreign Legions of The Third
Reich Volume 2, 1987.)
Mark Sensen, 15 November 1998
Analogue to the German SA (Sturm Abteilungen, Storm Detachments),
the NSB had formations called WA (Weer Afdeelingen). At first these
used a red flag with a yellow wolfsangel.
Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
by Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
Later a flag similar to that of the movement was used, but with a slightly
different emblem; the shield and initials replaced by the yellow wolfsangel.
Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
by Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
Each vendel (division) had its own Stormvlag (Storm flag).
These were black with a red cotised cross throughout, the emblem of the
party in center, and in the canton the shield of the arms their district.
The one shown here is from Utrecht (District 1), where the headquarters
of the party were located.
Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
Technically the Dutch SS (in September 1942 renamed "Germanic SS in
the Netherlands") was part of the NSB and independent of the German SS,
but in practice it was the other way around. In contrast to the party itself
it wanted Germany to annex the Netherlands. Their flag was black with in
a white bordered black diamond-shape the letters "SS" in their well known
representation.
Mark Sensen, 25 August 1999
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