16/10/2025
Tony Van Dijck the Belgium war criminal
Tony van Dijck went to France as part of the recruiting reserve for the Belgian army. He had no strong political convictions at this time. In France, Van Dijck encountered the SS runes, which, he says, made a deep impression on him. After returning to Belgium, Van Dijck joined the Algemeene-SS Vlaanderen (General SS Flanders) from its inception. In September 1940, he enlisted in the Waffen-SS, but was initially declared unfit for service due to an injury. At the Algemeene-SS Vlaanderen, he underwent ideological indoctrination in Antwerp, which included physical training. In April 1941, he was finally called up by the Waffen-SS and trained in Germany.
After basic training and deployment on the Eastern Front, Van Dijck was selected in May 1942 for the first group of non-Germans to attend Waffen-SS officer training. Afterward, he was first put in charge of a training camp for the German Hi**er Youth in Austria, followed by a very brief stay at the headquarters of the National Socialist Youth Flanders (NSJV). He was then appointed adjutant to Jef François, from whom he took over leadership of the Germanic SS (formerly General SS Flanders) in September 1943 at the age of 21. In that role, he was involved in the terrorist actions of the Security Corps of the German-Flemish Labour Community (DeVlag), led by Robert Verbelen. In February 1944, Van Dijck killed three police officers at the Vorst police station, and in Meensel-Kiezegem, dozens of civilians were killed or captured in two raids and sent to the camps. Other raids in which Van Dijck was involved took place in Lamain, Tournai, Bree, Peer, and Wijshagen, among other places.
In the final days of the occupation, even after the occupiers withdrew, Van Dijck played a role in the destruction of thousands of files and the fire at the Brussels Palace of Justice. After the liberation, he briefly served as an adjutant to DeVlag leader Jef van de Wiele at the Flemish National Leadership in Germany. Van Dijck was not arrested until November 1945. After his trial, he was sentenced to death. This sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, of which he served sixteen years. He remained a controversial figure until his death, openly defending his lack of remorse for his crimes.
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