Plaque
for Next-of-Kin of Fallen N.S.B. Members.
Known
Makers - Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht, Koninklijke Begeer
Rarity
- Very Rare
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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.
