Walloon
Legion Stamps and Postal History
Postal
History
Free
postal privileges for mail weighing up to 250gms, were given to
Walloons while serving in the German Arm-forces. A fee of 3 Francs
was charged for mail weighing 250 to 1000gms.
The separatist Walloons
issued a set of four propaganda labels for the Wallonien Legion shown below.
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Walloon Legion Stamps
On 10 April 1942, a set of four labels printed in miniature sheets
of four, were placed on sale in Brussels. The price value and
design is different for each label. These labels have the French
inscription "LEGION WALLONIE/POSTE DE COMPAGNE." 1. 20 Francs,
green color, showing a mounted knight before troops. 2. 30 Francs,
brown color, showing Leon Degrelle holding banner. 3. 50 Francs,
blue color, showing Legionnaires in rank. 4. 100 Francs, red color,
showing a Legionnaire defending symbolic figures. These labels
did not have postal value. The sale of these labels was used to
benefit the Legion.
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Walloon Propaganda Recruiting
Post Card
The post card shown was issued to enlist young men in joining
the Walloon SS Sturmbrigade. Notice the propaganda value showing medievel knights with
modern soldiers.
By June 1943, 1600 volunteers were incorporated into
the Waffen-SS, the majority veterans from the Legion The formation along with another 400 recruits was sent to a
training camp near Meseritz. Then it was sent to the training camp at Wildflecken,
where it was better equipped. On 3 July 1943, it was designated the "Freiwilligen
Sturmbrigade der SS Wallonien" and was placed under the command of Lt-Col Lucien
Lippert with the SS rank of Obersturmbannfuhrer. On November 1943, the Sturmbrigade
was sent to the Ukraine and was assigned to the famed 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking.
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Walloon Legion Recruiting
Slogan
Above shows the
reverse of the postcard with the recruiting slogan to join the Walloon SS Sturmbrigade and
the location of the recruiting headquarters.
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Walloon Legion Recruiting
SS Brigade Card
Early rare legion
propaganda card showing on the reverse a printed "SS Brigade d'Assaut Wallonie" recruitment slogan.
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