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Election poster from Norway’s Nasjonal Samling (National Assembly), founded in 1933 by Vidkun Quisling. The sun in the form of a pagan sun cross rises behind a raven which was venerated in old Norse Viking mythology as Odin’s divine messenger. Akin to the German National Socialists they were modeled on, the Nasjonal Samling rejected Christianity and drew much of its imagery from paganism which they saw as a more authentically Norwegian faith. Quisling and his party collaborated with the Germans upon the invasion of Norway. Following his deposition in 1945, the very term ‘Quisling’ would later become synonymous with ‘traitor’ in the Scandinavian languages.
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A 1942 recruitment poster from German-occupied Norway. Portrays the Schutzstaffel as the spiritual heirs to Norway’s Vikings and encouraging its youth to join the organization.
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Poster from occupied Flanders advertising a photo exhibition for the SS. The runic insignia of the SS flank a sword to the backdrop of a Flemish lion.
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Uniform of the Belgian Catholic-fascist Rexist Party. During the German occupation of Belgium, the Rexists performed security, propaganda and administrative duties within the French-speaking region of the country.
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Army recruitment poster from the Independent State of Croatia. The leader Ante Pavelić can be seen at the forefront saluting his fascist legions with an address to the nation.
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Spanish poster depicting a triumphant Falangist soldier standing atop a bloodied Marxist beast. The Falange Española (Spanish Phalanx) is a fascist political organization founded by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, taking its name from the heavy infantry formations of ancient Greece. It promoted the revival of the Spanish Empire, called for a national syndicalist economy and partook in the Spanish Civil War.
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Poster issued by the Germanic SS of Norway depicting a soldier of the SS clad in chainmail atop a Viking longship. Typical fascist imagery drawing elements from the past which are incorporated into contemporary narratives about the historical continuity of a modern people’s existence.
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A commemorative poster honoring the veterans of the SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern (SS Volunteer Legion Flanders), their members depicted mounting an assault to a backdrop of the ascendant Flemish lion.
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Original uniform from the highly distinguished Flemish Legion of the Waffen-SS and amongst the few authentic examples of the uniform to remain in existence as of today.
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Original uniform of the 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne, a French volunteer division of the Waffen-SS.
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Finely crafted stained glass dedication of the Flemish nationalist paramilitary leader and Waffen-SS martyr Reimond Tollenaere.
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The Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 is considered one of the most famous battles from Norwegian history, holding great significance as part of the country’s national myth. A medieval warrior from the battle is likened to his modern day counterpart, a member of Norway’s fascist paramilitary.
