The General Dutch Fascist League (, ANFB) was a Dutch
fascist
Fascism ( ) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement. It is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural soci ...
party. It was founded on 29 June 1932 and dissolved in 1934. The leader of ANFB was
Jan Baars
Joannes Antonius Baars (30 June 1903 – 22 April 1989) was a leading Dutch fascist during the 1930s.
During the 1920s Baars emerged as part of the group associated with ''De Bezem'', a fascist journal aimed at the poor. Philip Rees, '' Biograph ...
, a merchant from Amsterdam.
History
ANFB won 17,157 votes in the
general elections of 1933, 0.46% of the total. This was insufficient for a seat in parliament.
ANFB then entered into a 'corporative concentration' with the followers of
Alfred Haighton and the
National Union.
Jan Baars
Joannes Antonius Baars (30 June 1903 – 22 April 1989) was a leading Dutch fascist during the 1930s.
During the 1920s Baars emerged as part of the group associated with ''De Bezem'', a fascist journal aimed at the poor. Philip Rees, '' Biograph ...
did not get on with
Carel Gerretson
Frederik Carel Gerretson (born Kralingen, 9 February 1884 – died Utrecht, 27 October 1958) was a Dutch writer, essayist, historian, and politician.
Early years
Gerretson was educated in a public elementary school in Rotterdam before continuin ...
(the leader of ''National Union''), therefore Baars quit ANFB. Consequently, ANFB floundered without its leader and disappeared.
Branches
Albert Levy Themans
Albert Jacobus Levy (8 May 1889 – 24 May 1959; also spelled Levij and Lévy), known as Albert Levy Themans and eventually as Albert Themans, was a Dutch bobsledder, executive, and briefly a political activist. He was the first Dutch athlete to ...
led the Amsterdam branch of the General Dutch Fascist League. Levy Themans was criticized by Jewish supporters of the
Social Democratic Workers' Party for his limited political knowledge.
As Levy Themans pointed out, the General Dutch Fascist League was not antisemitic.
[ ]Jan Baars
Joannes Antonius Baars (30 June 1903 – 22 April 1989) was a leading Dutch fascist during the 1930s.
During the 1920s Baars emerged as part of the group associated with ''De Bezem'', a fascist journal aimed at the poor. Philip Rees, '' Biograph ...
later joined the resistance against the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands
Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of '' Fall Gelb'' (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered. The Dutch government and the royal f ...
.
See also
* List of General Dutch Fascist League candidates in the 1933 Dutch general election
References
Further reading
Fascist parties in the Netherlands
1932 establishments in the Netherlands
1934 disestablishments in the Netherlands
Political parties established in 1932
Political parties disestablished in 1934
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