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Cornelis van Geelkerken

1901 – 1976

Dutch politician

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About Cornelis van Geelkerken

Lived 1901 – 1976 (aged 75). Cornelis van Geelkerken was a Dutch politician, criminal, photographer and compiler.

Cornelis "Kees" van Geelkerken (; 19 March 1901 – 29 March 1976) was a Dutch fascist political leader and Nazi collaborator.

Van Geelkerken was born in 1901 to a Dutch family in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium, and grew up in Utrecht. He gravitated toward fascism in the 1920s while working as a municipal employee in Zeist and Utrecht. Van Geelkerken co-founded the far-right National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) with Anton Mussert in 1931. He was made the leader of the Nationale Jeugdstorm, the party's youth corps.

In 1943, during the German occupation of the Netherlands, Van Geelkerken was appointed Inspector-General of the Nederlandse Landwacht, a collaborationist paramilitary created by the Germans to combat the Dutch resistance. He was expelled from the NSB in early 1945 after a falling out with Mussert. After the war, he was tried in the Bijzonder Gerechtshof ("Special Court of Justice") and sentenced to life imprisonment. Geelkerken was released from prison in 1959 and died in 1976 in Ede.

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National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Cornelis van Geelkerken?

Dutch politician (1901-1976)

When was Cornelis van Geelkerken born?

Cornelis van Geelkerken was born on 19 March 1901 in Belgium, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

When did Cornelis van Geelkerken die?

Cornelis van Geelkerken died on 29 March 1976 in Ede, Ede.

What was Cornelis van Geelkerken's occupation?

Cornelis van Geelkerken was a politician, criminal, photographer and compiler.

What nationality was Cornelis van Geelkerken?

Cornelis van Geelkerken was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cornelis van Geelkerken

· Wikidata: Q468116

· DBpedia: Cornelis van Geelkerken

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