Saturday 17 August 2013

Plaque for Next-of-Kin of Fallen N.S.B. Members.


 

Plaque for Next-of-Kin of Fallen N.S.B. Members.

Known Makers - Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht, Koninklijke Begeer

Rarity - Very Rare






Plaque for Next-of-Kin of Fallen N.S.B. Members - Reveres.
 
 
The next of kin of the N.S.B members who fell serving with the Dutch forces in Russia received a commemorative plaque to commemorate or honour those volunteers who had fallen in action on the Eastern Front. This was known as the "Mussert plaquette" or Mussert Plaque, also referred as “Oostfrontplakaat” or "Eastern Front" Plaque. It shows the Mussert Cross above a Dutch steel helmet, which is upon an oak leaf branch. Beneath the branch is a scroll with the inscription “Hou en Trou”. At the base of the plaque is “Mussert 1941”. There is a small panel below the “Hou en Trou” scroll on which is inscribed the fallen man’s dates of birth and death. The first date is prefaced by a “Life rune” symbol, the second by a “Death rune”. Although the obverse depicts the date “1941”, the plaques were actually instated at a later date. In light of the death dates of some of the fallen soldiers, the earliest are from 1941 showing a retrospective award. The date 1941 refers to the date 22nd June 1941, when Germany commenced “Operation Barbarossa” the attack on Russia. This also explains the plaque’s nickname “Oostfrontplakaat” ,Eastern front plaque. The plaque is often confused with the Combat Sacrifice plaque, but this was only awarded to members who already had the Combat Sacrifice Badge. Death dates of 1941 are to be found less  frequently than 1942 and 1943. 

It measured 66 mm by 40 mm and is made in white metal, with considerable zinc content. The plaques are maker marked on the upper edge in the middle, with a so called “caduceus” stamp, which from 1815 and was the official maker mark used on all Dutch coin struck at the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht. It is also the maker mark for Koninklijke Begeer Though this is very confusing because Koninklijke Begeer is normally the very renowned official maker of Dutch royal awards.
 
 
 
Caduceus stamp.
 
The plaques are marked on the obverse in the lower right corner of the central square, with a “C” encircling an “A”. This is the designer’s mark of artist and NSB member Cris Agterberg, the designer of the plaque. He joined the NSB in 1932 and remained a member until the end of the war in May 1945. Agterberg was born in 1883, an artist from the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. He designed mainly furniture, jewellery and other small items. His artist gallery was officially accepted and became a platform for other artists. After the war Agterberg was sentenced in 1947 but was set free immediately because this was less than the time he had already been in jail. It was also taken into consideration that he was seriously ill. He died a year later in 1948.
 
 
"C" encircling an "A". The designer’s mark of artist and NSB member Cris Agterberg.


These plaques were contained in a plain, black cardboard box lined with purple velvet. There is a possibility that these plaques were presented with a certificate. These plaques are very rare and only less than 20 are found in collections.

 
 
 

Recipients of the Next Of Kin Plaque:

Name
First Name
Born
Died
NSB member number
Rank
Job
Abcouwer
A
01-01-1921
10-02-1942
 
 
 
Appel
Cornelis
28-12-1918
24-11-1941
90921
SS-Mann
Office Clerk
Arends  
Roelof
20-01-1920
10-10-1942
 
Germanic SS
 
Arts
J.
03-01-1923
17-02-1942
 
 
 
Bakker   
Kurt Rudolf
30-12-1923
28-01-1943
 
Germanic SS
 
Bergen-Henegouwen
M.H
09-09-1920
15-04-1943
147737
 
 
Deelstra
J.H
13-04-1924
23-11-1943
 
 
 
Dijk, van
Willem   
20-08-1917
04-08-1941
64615
SS-Mann
 
Elias
Jozef, Johannes Wilhelmus
16-06-1908
07-10-1943
 
SS-Stürmmann
Clerk/ Accountant
 
Hage
Jacob Willem
05-07-1923
17-04-1943
 
SS-Stürmmann
 
Hittenhausen
Johannes Albertus Matthias
06-03-1910
28-10-1943
144143
 
 
Höning
A.
24-09-1908
03-02-1942
 
 
 
Hulst, van de
Hendrikus Cornelis
27-07-1920
18-01-1943
102801
SS-Rottenführer  
 
Iren, van
Hendrik, M
04-01-1914
20-09-1943
 
SS-Sturmmann
Electrician
Janssen
A.
28-11-1916
18-03-1943
 
 
 
Janssen 
Hubertus Peter Johannes
16-01-1922
24-08-1941
96833
 
 
Jong, de
Albert
09-01-1920
27-02-1942
112588
SS-Mann
Mineworker
Jong, de
Anton
27-02-1910
26-06-1942
78978
SS-Mann
Machinebankworker
Jong, de
C.
12-04-1924
20-06-1942
 
 
 
Kamminga
Anne Willem
01-05-1922
31-08-1943
170145
SS-Schütze
Office clerk
Manche
Gerardus,M.L
30-12-1917
06-09-1943
 
SS-Rottenführer
Manager
Pejack    
P.
23-12-1917
25-10-1942
 
 
Office Clerk
Persainere
Johannes, L
04-01-1921
18-08-1943
 
SS-Rottenführer
Office Clerk
Robertson
Paul
16-08-1918
02-08-1941
129799
 
 
Rooy, de
Gerrardus Cornelis
28-12-1918
05-06-1942
157558   
 
 
Schoenmaker
Frank Hendrik
28-04-1922
24-01-1943
167534   
SS-Sturmmann
Office Clerk
Tam
Adrianus, J.
23-11-1917
09-09-1943
 
SS-Sturmmann
Film sound technician

                                                                       
 
Tam Adrianus. J. - SS-Sturmmann.
 
 
 
 
 
Willem Van Dijk - SS-Mann. Stambocknummer -  64615.
 
 
 
Willem Van Dijk - SS-Mann. Stambocknummer 64615.
 
 
Elias Jozef Johannes Wilhelmus - SS-Sturmmann.
16th June 1908 - 7th October 1943 KIA.
Stambock No     SS Number
He was born in the city of Venlo on16th June 1908. Dutch nationality, living at Heutzstraat 35a in Venlo. He was employed as an office clerk, and then volunteered for military service in the German Armed Forces.  This led him to being enrolled in the Waffen SS as a SS-Sturmmann. Perished in the fight against Bolshevism 1942-1945 on the 7th October 1943 in Chuter/Kreschtschatik (Russia). According to the list of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge he would have been an SS - Sturmmann. He is buried in the war cemetery in Kiev (Ukraine), Block 4 row 12, tomb 986.
 
 


                                                                         

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