Léon Degrelle Speaks in Paris

SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") speaks in front of the audience at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944 at 10:30 a.m. In his speech, he launches a vibrant appeal to France to support the ongoing battles against the Soviet Communist in the Eastern Front.

SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") speaks in front of the audience at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944 at 10:30 a.m. In his speech, he launches a vibrant appeal to France to support the ongoing battles against the Soviet Communist in the Eastern Front. The picture was taken by André Zucca.

The script of Degrelle's speech on 5 March 1944 (in French).



The public's wait outside Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the welcoming ceremony for SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



The audience is gradually increasing in front of the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the welcoming ceremony for SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



Luftwaffe brass band plays military marches in the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the speech of SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") speaks in front of the audience at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944 at 10:30 a.m. In his speech, he launches a vibrant appeal to France to support the ongoing battles against the Soviet Communist in the Eastern Front. The picture was taken by André Zucca.



An aspect of the room at the Palais de Chaillot during Léon Degrelle's speech. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the welcoming ceremony for Degrelle who just returned from the Eastern Front.


Members of LVF (Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme or Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism), militiamen and all political parties of national revolution attended the meeting. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the speech of SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



Members of LVF (Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme or Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism), militiamen and all political parties of national revolution attended the meeting. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the speech of SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



Monsieur Fernand de Brinon (Secretary of State of Vichy France) and SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Carl Oberg (Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Paris). The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the speech of SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") among the crowds inside the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca.



From left to right: Capitaine André Alfred Dupuis of LVF (Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme or Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism), Joseph darnand (leader of Milice française), and SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien"). They were inside the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the welcoming ceremony for Degrelle who just returned from the Eastern Front.



SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") inside the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, during the welcoming ceremony for Degrelle who just returned from the Eastern Front. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944.



From left to right: SS-Standartenführer Helmut Knochen (Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienst in Frankreich), SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Paul Scheer (behind Knochen, Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei Frankreich), SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien"), and SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Carl Oberg (Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Paris). They were greeting the enthusiastic crowds who cheer Degrelle in front of the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944. The picture was taken by André Zucca.

From left to right: SS-Standartenführer Helmut Knochen (Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienst in Frankreich), SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Paul Scheer (half visible, Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei Frankreich), SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien"), and SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Carl Oberg (Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Paris). They were greeting the enthusiastic crowds who cheer Degrelle in front of the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944. The picture was taken by André Zucca.



From left to right: SS-Standartenführer Helmut Knochen (Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienst in Frankreich), SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Paul Scheer (behind Knochen, Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei Frankreich), SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien"), and SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Carl Oberg (Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Paris). They were greeting the enthusiastic crowds who cheer Degrelle in front of the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944. The picture was taken by André Zucca.



Monsieur Joseph darnand (leader of Milice française) is also very warmly welcomed in the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the welcoming ceremony for SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.



SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") and SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Carl Oberg (Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Paris) walk down the steps of the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, on Sunday, 5 March 1944. The picture was taken by André Zucca.

Exit of Generalleutnant Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld (Kommandant von Groß-Paris und Kommandeur 325. Sicherungs-Division) from Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The picture was taken by André Zucca on Sunday, 5 March 1944, during the speech of SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve Léon Degrelle (Kommandeur 5. SS-Freiwilligen-Sturmbrigade "Wallonien") who just returned from the Eastern Front.

The crowds flows away after the departure of Léon Degrelle...

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