▁also ▁supported ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁internal ▁power ▁struggle ▁against ▁Me in oud ▁Rost ▁van ▁Ton ningen , ▁who ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Gre ater ▁Germany . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Wass ena ar . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁this ▁post ▁was ▁considered ▁important ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁German ▁officials ▁and ▁high - ran king ▁N SB ▁party ▁members ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁municipality . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁political ▁riv als ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁administration ▁and ▁replaced ▁them ▁ ▁with ▁N SB ▁members . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁rules ▁he ▁implemented ▁consisted ▁in ▁ordering ▁the ▁German ▁authorities ▁to ▁arrest ▁and ▁deport ▁all ▁the ▁Jewish ▁citizens ▁from ▁Wass ena ar . ▁After ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁collabor ator ▁Hend rik ▁Se y ff ard t , ▁de ▁B loc q ▁van ▁Sch el ting a ▁ordered ▁a ▁few ▁dozen ▁young ▁to ▁be ▁arrested . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁initially ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death . ▁Later ▁this ▁ver dict ▁was ▁changed ▁into ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁prison ▁sentence . ▁In ▁addition , ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁property ▁was ▁conf isc ated . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 3 ▁birth s ▁Category :