Anton Adriaan Mussert
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About
Political figure who co-founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands. He served as the movement's figurehead until the party was banned in 1945. He was executed in 1946 for treason and crimes against humanity.
Before Fame
He studied civil engineering at the Delft University of Technology.
Trivia
In 1941, he oversaw the formation of the 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland. He was a member of the Liberal State Party before founding the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands.
Family Life
He was married to Maria Witlam.
Associated With
He collaborated with Adolf Hitler's German occupation government.
