Bert Eriksson (June 30, 1931 РOctober 2, 2005) was a leading Belgian neo-Nazi and Flemish nationalist. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... The term Flemings (Dutch: ) denotes the majority population in Flanders (the northern half of Belgium). ... Eug̬ne Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution 1830. ...

Born in Antwerp to a Finnish father and Flemish mother, Eriksson became a Nazi at an early age and joined the Hitler Youth before the end of the Second World War. A staunch anti-communist, he went in 1950 to fight in the Korean War. For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Nazism, or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the totalitarian ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see; 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth (German:   , abbreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Pro-communism refers to opposition to baby eating. ... Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders...

In 1968 he opened a cafe, 'Den Odal', in Antwerp which became a leading centre for neo-Nazis after the War. He took command of the Vlaamse Militanten Orde in the 1971 and after it was outlawed in 1984 became associaited with the Flemish Block, as well as the Odal Group, which presented itself as the successor to the VMO. He had come to attention in 1973 by going to Austria and digging up the remains of Belgian collaborator Cyriel Verschaeve, which he then reburied in Alveringem. He later claimed to have done the same with the remains of Staf De Clercq and Anton Mussert. The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... A VMO march in Brussels The Vlaamse Militanten Orde (Flemish Militants Order in Dutch) or VMO - originally Vlaamse Militanten Organisatie (Flemish Militants Organisation) - was a Flemish nationalist activist group in Belgium defending far-right interests by propaganda and political action. ... This article is about the year. ... The Flemish Block (Dutch: Vlaams Blok) was a Flemish right-wing nationalist political party which rejected the state of Belgium, calling for political independence for the Flemish half of the country. ... Cyriel Verschaeve (30th April 1874-8th November 1949) was a noted Belgian clergyman and writer (nicknamed the Black Chaplain) who was condemned for collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War. ... Alveringem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. ... Staf De Clercq Staf De Clercq (16 September 1884 – 22 October 1942) was a co-founder and leader of the Flemish nationalist Vlaamsch Nationale Verbond (Flemish National League, or VNV). ... Anton Adriaan Mussert (May 11, 1894 in Werkendam – May 7, 1946 in The Hague) was one of the founders of the National Socialist Movement (NSB) in the Netherlands and its de jure leader. ...

Eriksson had been at the heart of the formation of the Flemish Block, setting up a series of talks in 1978 between right wing leaders that ultimately led to the formation of the party. In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ...

He also went on to be associated with the Wehrwolf-Verbond, an anti-Semitic group based in Antwerp, and addressed their rally in 1996 ([1]). The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ...

He died in Westdorpe, Netherlands from lung disease, aged 73. Westdorpe (population 2005: 2,028) is a village on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium. ...

External links

• Report of Eriksson's death from an anti-Nazi source

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