Biography

Anton Adriaan (Ad) Mussert (Werkendam, May 11, 1894 – The Hague, May 7, 1946) was a Dutch politician and engineer who, as one of the founders, led the Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging in Nederland (NSB) and collaborated with the Nazis during the years of the Second World War. From 1942 until May 1945, the occupiers, the NSB, and their sympathizers presented him as the leader of the Netherlands. After the liberation, he was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death. On May 7, 1946, at 6:30 a.m., he was executed by a firing squad on the Waalsdorpervlakte.

Known For

The World of Polygoon

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All Against All

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Portrait of Anton Adriaan Mussert

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Hagespraak 1938

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Te Den Haag houdt de NSB op de Houtrust een grote openluchtvergadering

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Herdenking van de 9 jaren strijd

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De eerste Hagespraak

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Eerste landdag van het studentenfront

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