Nico de Haas (

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

, 23 June 1907 – 1995) was a Dutch National-Socialist photographer, graphic designer, and artist. During the

German occupation of the Netherlands Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered. The Dutch government and the royal family re ...

, he was responsible for the design of the Dutch coins and paper money. He was also the chief editor of the weekly magazine of the ''

Nederlandsche SS The Germanic SS () was the collective name given to paramilitary and political organisations established in parts of German-occupied Europe between 1939 and 1945 under the auspices of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). The units were modeled on the '' ...

'', called ''

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'' during two periods i.e. from April 1941 until December 1942 and from September 1944 until May 1945.

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*Dutch language article Nico de Haas on the Dutch language Wikipedia, version 11 November 2006 that in turn cites the following Dutch language sources :#Bogaard, Frank van den ''Een stoottroep in de letteren, 'Groot Nederland', de SS en de Nederlandse literatuur (1942–1944)''. Stichting Bibliographia Neerlandica, 's-Gravenhage, 1987. . :#Groeneveld, Gerard ''Kriegsberichter, Nederlandse SS-oorlogsverslaggevers 1941–1945''. Uitgeverij Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2004, pp. 305–317. :#Groeneveld, Gerard ''Zwaard van de geest, het bruine boek in Nederland 1921–1945''. Uitgeverij Vantilt, Nijmegen, 2001. .

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