Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II of collusion between the late Cardinal Verdier and the Jews". Verdier had described World War II as "a crusade ... We are struggling to preserve the freedom of people throughout the world, whether they be great or small peoples, and to preserve their possessions and their very lives. No other war has had aims that are more spiritual, moral, and, in sum, more Christian". On September 9, the Bishop of Quimper was arrested for opposing Nazi plans for Brittany. The Bishop of Strasbourg was prevented from returning from Vichy France to his dioceses and his Cathedral was closed to the
German occupation of Belgium during World War II collaborate with the Germans and soon became the biggest group in Flanders, gaining many members after disbanded in 1941 and after fusing with the Flemish wing of the nationwide Fascist . There was also an organisation, the ("German-Flemish Work Community", known by its acronym DeVlag), which advocated Nazi-style anti-clericalism and the inclusion of Flanders into Germany itself. During the occupation in World War I, the Germans had favoured the Flemish area of the country in the so-called "Flamenpolitik", supporting Flemish cultural and political movements. This policy was continued during World War II, as the military government encouraged Flemish Movement parties,