▁which ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁being ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁regular ▁job . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁un success fully ▁tried ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁N SB - c andid ate ▁to ▁the ▁States - Pro vin cial ▁of ▁U tre cht . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁personal ▁assistant ▁of ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁N SB ▁Corn el is ▁van ▁Ge el ker ken . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁dedicated ▁ ▁and ▁loyal ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁he ▁gained ▁the ▁nick name ▁Dom ▁Da ant je ▁( liter ally : ▁D umb ▁D anny ) ▁for ▁his ▁na iv ety . ▁Non eth eless , ▁he ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁N SB ▁party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁an ▁N SB ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁convention ▁in ▁N ür n berg . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁government . ▁After ▁the ▁Dutch ▁army ▁surrender ed , ▁he ▁was ▁released , ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁N SB , ▁Anton ▁Mus sert , ▁made ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Affairs ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁In ▁this ▁function , ▁De ▁B loc q ▁van ▁Sch el ting a ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁closest ▁advis ers ▁of ▁Mus sert , ▁and