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Raised Catholic, Léon Degrelle joined a right-wing nationalist movement in his youth before becoming the leader of the Rexist Party, a fascist organization aiming to create a corporatist dictatorship inspired by Mussolini's regime in Italy. Degrelle later joined the Waffen-SS and gained notoriety for leading the 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck on the Eastern Front during World War II.