Fanatical Nazi who led Dutch SS killing squad & was so brutal that even his own men hated him

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Hendrik “Henk” Feldmeijer was one of the most fanatical Dutch collaborators of the Second World War — a man whose total loyalty to Nazi ideology made him one of the most feared figures in the occupied Netherlands. Born in 1910, Feldmeijer began as a promising student, but his ambitions shifted dramatically when he embraced the ideas of the National Socialist Movement (NSB). By 1932 he was among its earliest members, quickly rising through the ranks with his powerful oratory, strict discipline, and growing fascination with Germanic racial ideology. After the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940, Feldmeijer’s long-standing contacts with the SS paid off. Heinrich Himmler and Hanns Albin Rauter personally selected him to help establish the Dutch SS, an organization designed to recruit Dutch men into the Waffen-SS and enforce Nazi racial and political policies. Feldmeijer answered directly to SS leadership rather than to Dutch collaborators, making him one of the most influential — and dangerous — Nazi-aligned figures in the country. His most notorious role came with Operation Silbertanne, a campaign of retaliatory assassinations carried out by a death squad under Feldmeijer’s command. Dozens of Dutch civilians — writers, teachers, activists, and suspected resistance supporters — were murdered in cold blood as punishment for attacks on collaborators. Feldmeijer personally took part in several killings. Despite his fanatic loyalty, Feldmeijer did not live to see the end of the war. On 22 February 1945, his car was attacked by an Allied fighter plane, and he was killed at age 34. Even Heinrich Himmler mourned his death — but in the Netherlands, few shed any tears for Henk Feldmeijer. Join World History channel and get access to benefits: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKy_pNKZBX4KcCct8505HA/join Disclaimer: All opinions and comments below are from members of the public and do not reflect the views of World History channel. We do not accept promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on attributes such as: race, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation. World History has right to review the comments and delete them if they are deemed inappropriate. ► CLICK the SUBSCRIBE button for more interesting clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKy_pNKZBX4KcCct8505HA/?sub_confirmation=1 #HendrikFeldmeijer #worldwar2videos #ww2 #wwii #europe #netherlands #amsterdam #utrecht #holocaustdocumentary #history #netherlands #dutch #holocaust #holocaustdocumentary #holocausteducation #warcriminals #warcrime #collaborators #groningen #traitor Hendrik Feldmeijer biography, Hendrik Feldmeijer and Anton Mussert, Hendrik Feldmeijer and Hermannus Reydon, Sonderkommando Feldmeijer, Dutch SS, Dutch Waffen-SS, Volunteer Legion Netherlands, Dutch NSB, Hendrik Feldmeijer and Hanns Albin Rauter, Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Division, SS Division Wiking, Operation Silbertanne, Dutch Nazi collaborators, Dutch collaborators, German bombing of Rotterdam, Dutch resistance WW2, Battle of Netherlands, Dutch resistance movie, Dutch underground, Dutch resistance members, Dutch resistance to Nazism, Dutch resistance to Hitler, Arthur Seyss-Inquart in Netherlands, Dutch Jews Auschwitz, Dutch Jews Sobibor, Westerbork transit camp, Westerbork concentration camp, Gerrit Kastein and Hendrik Seyffardt, Aktion Silbertanne, CS-6, Netherlands World War 2, Netherlands WW2, Holland WW2, Dutch WW2, Amsterdam WW2, Amsterdam World War 2, When did Germany invade Netherlands, When did Germany invade Holland, German occupation of the Netherlands, German occupation of Holland, Amsterdam during WWII, Amsterdam during WW2, Amsterdam during World War 2, World War 2 in the Netherlands,