Abbeville massacre
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The Abbeville massacre took place during the Battle of France in the French town of Abbeville on 20 May 1940, when 21 political prisoners, mainly foreign nationals, were killed by the French soldiers
The bodies of Rijckoort, Van Severen, Monami, Wéry, and two Italians
Joris Van Severen
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Joris Van Severen was a Belgian politician and ideologue of the Flemish Movement as well as a Pan-Netherlander. A leading figure of pre-World War II Flemish nationalism, he co-founded the extreme-righ
Abbeville massacre
…having genuine Nazi affiliations, the victims also included a number of individuals hostile to Nazism. These included fascists hostile to Nazism such as Joris Van Severen, the cofounder of Verdinaso. Several Jews and Communists were also killed. During the German invasion of Belgium, the Belgian authorities arrested a…
Joris Van Severen
Van Severen delivering a speech