The eastern front leon degrelle biography

the eastern front leon degrelle biography

Degrelle, Leon Marie Joseph Ignace -

    Degrelle at the Eastern Front.

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    He rose to prominence in Belgium in the s as the leader of the Rexist Party (Rex).

Degrelle, Leon Marie Joseph Ignace

Date of birth:
June 15th, 1906 (Bouillon, Belgium)
Date of death:
March 31st, 1994 (San-Antonio-Park Hospital, Spain)
Service number:
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Nationality:
Belgian

Biography

Léon Degrelle was born 15 June 1906, in Bouillon in the province of Luxemburg near the Belgian-French border. Between 1920 and 1924, he attended secondary school at the Jesuit college Notre Dame de la Paix (Our Sacred Lady of Peace) in Namur and went on to study law at the University of Louvain.

He became editor of the student's magazine 'l'Avant Garde' and deemed this so important that he neglected his studies. He became the leader of the 'Association des Etudiants Catholiques à l'Université de Louvain' (Association of Catholic Students at Louvain University) and later on became involved in the 'Association de la Jeunesse Catholique Belge' (Association of Belgian Catholic Youth). In March 1929 he became the editor of the 'Cahiers de la Jeunesse C

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