About Oswald Van Ooteghem
Lived 1924 – 2022 (aged 98). Oswald Van Ooteghem was a Belgian politician.
Oswald Van Ooteghem (14 August 1924 – 1 November 2022) was a Belgian politician.
His father, Herman Van Ooteghem, was a military leader in the far-right Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond which collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. Oswald Van Ooteghem himself interrupted his architecture studies in 1941 to join the Flemish Legion, which fought alongside the Waffen-SS on the Eastern Front. In 1977, he was a founding member of the pro-Apartheid "friendship association" .
Van Ooteghem died in Gentbrugge on 1 November 2022, at the age of 98.
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Who was Oswald Van Ooteghem?
Belgian politician (1924–2022)
When was Oswald Van Ooteghem born?
Oswald Van Ooteghem was born on 14 August 1924 in Ghent.
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Oswald Van Ooteghem died on 1 November 2022 in Gentbrugge.
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Oswald Van Ooteghem was a politician.
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Oswald Van Ooteghem was Belgian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Oswald Van Ooteghem. https://biography.guide/oswald-van-ooteghem/
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