The volunteer nation of the Netherlands was a name for Dutchmen who wanted to fight Nazi Germany during the Second World War against the Bolsheviks in Eastern Europe. The first start for this legion was by Arnold Meijer of the National Front. He pursued a Great Netherlands after setting up a volunteer board, hoping to come to the German occupiers in a good daylight for the benefit of the NSB. In his eyes, the legion also had to get a clear Dutch stamp. This was against the idea of the Germans. On June 28, 1941, Meijer's message was published in the newspapers that a volunteer board was set up.
About one and a half weeks later, on July 6, 1941, another message appeared in the paper about the legion, which stated that the Volunteer Nation of the Netherlands was founded. However, this was without Meijer's knowledge and the address where volunteers could register was at an office of the Waffen-SS, the SS-Ergänzungstelle Nordwest in The Hague. The Germans wanted to accommodate the volunteers in a SS regiment wearing German clothes with only Dutch distinguishers. Meijer was therefore put aside by the Germans. The NSB, on the other hand, became more and more legionary and began to recruit among its own members, especially WA. As a result, there were groups of Dutch, many of whom were NSB members, to go to Dębica for a program. They got separate runes and got a picture of the Prince Flag on their uniform. The soldiers had to take the oath on the Führer and the Prince flag.
Propaganda posters have been printed to join the Dutch at the Volunteer Foundation. There is also a special song written for the legion, namely the song of the legion. On November 1st, 1942, two postage stamps were released for the benefit of the legion, the so-called Legionegels. It is estimated that 20 to 25 thousand Dutch fought in Eastern Europe. Also see
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