Uncovering Prince Bernhard's Nazi past: Netherlands finds membership card

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Uncovering Prince Bernhard's Nazi past: Netherlands finds membership card
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A historian claims to have found the original Nazi membership card of Prince Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, the late husband of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, in his private archives. The discovery has prompted calls for a detailed historical inquiry into Bernhard's past. While he had acknowledged membership in a branch of the SS, he had denied being a Nazi and claimed that previous evidence of his membership was forged. Bernhard played significant roles in the Dutch military and resistance during World War II, but his ties to the Nazi party have long been a subject of controversy.

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