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In which military did Degrelle serve during WWII?

  • British Army

  • US Army

  • German Army

  • French Foreign Legion

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Degrelle served in the German Army during World War II, specifically the Waffen-SS, a branch of the Schutzstaffel (SS) that was responsible for numerous war crimes and atrocities. He rose to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) and commanded the 27th SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Langemarck, a unit composed primarily of Belgian volunteers and Flemish Waffen-SS members.
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