Rexism

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Catholic nationalist movement far-right movement fascist movement political movement

Rexism was a far-right, authoritarian and Catholic nationalist political movement in Belgium that became notorious for its collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rexist movement	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic nationalist movement ⓘ far-right movement ⓘ fascist movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ
activePeriodEnd	1945 ⓘ
activePeriodStart	1935 ⓘ
aftermath	leaders prosecuted for collaboration after World War II ⓘ
alliedWith	Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	interwar European fascist movements ⓘ
bannedAfter	Liberation of Belgium in 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratedWith	German occupation authorities in Belgium ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
electoralHighPointYear	1936 ⓘ
foundedBy	Léon Degrelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology	Catholic nationalism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ anti-liberalism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ clerical fascism ⓘ corporatism ⓘ far-right politics ⓘ monarchism ⓘ
inspiredBy	Italian Fascism NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazism NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageBase	French ⓘ
leader	Léon Degrelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatusAfterWar	outlawed as a collaborationist movement ⓘ
militaryWing	Walloon Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableElectionResult	became a significant parliamentary force in Belgium after the 1936 elections ⓘ won about 11 percent of the national vote in the 1936 Belgian general election ⓘ
notableFor	collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II ⓘ
opposedTo	communism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ socialism ⓘ
originatesFrom	Catholic Action movement in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ publishing house Christus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalPosition	far-right ⓘ right-wing extremist ⓘ
propagandaFocus	Catholic social teaching NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-parliamentarianism ⓘ cult of leadership around Léon Degrelle ⓘ national and moral regeneration of Belgium ⓘ
region	Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
supported	recruitment of Belgian volunteers for the Waffen-SS ⓘ
supportedBy	segments of the Catholic clergy in Belgium ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ

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German occupation of Belgium during World War II → collaborationistOrganization → Rexism ⓘ

Martin Conway (historian) → hasWrittenOn → Rexism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rexist movement