Paul Hoornaert

Paul Hoornaert
Born(1888-11-05)5 November 1888
Died2 February 1944(1944-02-02) (aged 55)
NationalityBelgian
EducationDoctorate in law
Alma materUniversity of Liège
Occupation(s)activist, lawyer
MovementBelgian Legion

Paul Hoornaert (5 November 1888 – 2 February 1944) was a Belgian far right political activist. Although a pioneer of fascism in the country he was an opponent of German Nazism and, after joining the Belgian Resistance during the German occupation, died in Nazi custody.[1][2]

  1. ^ "1942-04-24 Paul Hoornaert opnieuw gearresteerd". www.belgiumwwii.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ Lionel Baland, La Légion nationale belge. De l'Ordre nouveau à la Résistance, Ars Magna, Nantes, 2022, 230 p. (ISBN 978-2-38356-032-6)

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