“Vlamingen op!” Waffen-SS Recruitment Brochure – Flanders, ca. 1941–1942

Original WWII Flemish Waffen-SS propaganda and recruitment brochure titled “Vlamingen op!” (“Flemings, Rise Up!”). Issued by the Ergänzungsamt der Waffen-SS – Ergänzungsstelle Flandern in Antwerp, this publication was aimed at recruiting Flemish volunteers for the SS-Freiwilligen-Legion Flandern.

The booklet features powerful propaganda illustrations by SS-P.K. Frans van Immerseel, including a front cover showing a medieval Flemish knight and a Waffen-SS soldier symbolizing the “new crusade against Bolshevism.” Inside are numerous photos and articles promoting the Flemish Legion, speeches by René Lagrou, anti-Bolshevik propaganda, and a quotation from Adolf Hitler.

At the back, the original registration form for SS enlistment in Flanders is still present and unused — making this a particularly complete and desirable example.

Details:

Language: Dutch (Flemish)

Published: ca. 1941–1942

Printer: K. Leroi, Antwerp

Illustrator: SS-P.K. Frans van Immerseel

Complete with original unfilled registration pages

Condition: Very good, light age toning, no major damage

A rare and striking piece of original WWII Flemish collaboration propaganda, issued to encourage enlistment in the Waffen-SS.

Code: 56718