Feldmeijer was tasked with establishing and
commanding the Nederlandsche SS. Mussert had opposed the creation of the SS in
the Netherlands, but German pressure had made him agree to its establishment.
De Nederlandsche SS had a maximum membership of 4,000 on 1 November 1942. It
always had a double standard, as it was seen as part of the NSB and at the same
time part of the German SS. In theory, it was under the leadership of Anton
Mussert but in reality Feldmeijer reported to Himmler and his representative in
the Netherlands, Hanns Albin Rauter. Feldmeijer stimulated his members to
contribute actively to the German war effort: he himself served at the front
twice: April–May 1941 as a gunner in the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler in
Yugoslavia and Greece, and June 1942 – March 1943 as Flak commander in
SS-Division Wiking at the Eastern Front in Southern Russia. In March 1943 he
was promoted to Standartenführer in the Allgemeine SS and in March 1944, after
completion of an officer training course, he was promoted to Hauptsturmführer
in the Waffen-SS. He was decorated with the Iron Cross 2nd Class, the
Sturmabzeichen and the Verwundetenabzeichen in black.He was driving to his
front position when an Allied fighter plane strafed his car and and killed him.
His death was condoned by Heinrich himmler the SS supreme of Germany. hitler
admired him and expressed that he was the hope of Netherlands
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