Lieutenant Jules Mathieu

Lieutenant Jules Mathieu. Summer 1942. A high-ranking officer in the Rexist Militia, he began his service in the Walloon Legion as a platoon leader in the 1st Company, among whose ordinary soldiers stood Léon Degrelle. He finished the war as an SS major and commander of the 69th Regiment in the paper-strength divisional organization. (Photo J. Mathieu/Coll. E. De Bruyne).