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As early as 1938 Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler and the Allgemeine-SS, began recruiting volunteer “Germanische, personnel who were considered to be suitably “Nordic”, to serve in the SS-VT, SS-Verfügungstruppe,. Originally these Germanic personnel were drawn from Dutch, Belgian, Danes and Norwegians but with only minor success. In March 1940 with the formation of the Waffen-SS recruitment of the Germanic personnel began to increase slightly and with the outbreak of WWII additional Germanic volunteers came forward to join the ranks of the Waffen-SS. The Freiwilligen Legion Flandern, was formed in July 1941 mostly from Flemish volunteers who had been serving in the German “Nordwest” regiment.

 In September 1944. Flemish personnel serving with these units were outfitted with SS uniforms and were permitted to wear an identifying national sleeve shield on the left sleeve of the service tunic.

This  21cm x 30cm, 28 page Magazine with  black and white captioned photos is entitled “Ook Gij” Translates to “You Too” It’s  purpose was to recruit readers into joining the ‘Vrijwilligerslegioen VLAANDEREN’ The Waffen SS Volunteer Legion of Flanders. The magazine is a rare survivor from the 3^rd Reich period – and shows the “Aryan” soldier fighting for his beliefs. Almost all pages are present and not ripped or torn – the back cover shows some age “foxing”