Informations about flemish SS : Jochen PALGEN

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Informations about flemish SS : Jochen PALGEN

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Post by encyclo-collaboration » 08 Nov 2022, 15:37

If someone has informations about the flemish volunteer Jochen (Jacques?) PALGEN ?

thanks !

here is my bio :

Born on 6 May 1920 at Knokke, in West Flanders.
Member of VNV.
Enlisted in the Flemish Legion.
In 1944 he is in the division Wallonie, and he is send to Bad Tölz, 18 Kriegs-Junkerlehrgang , from november 1944 to april 1945. Gained the rank of StdObJu.

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Post by Georges JEROME » 21 Dec 2022, 20:15

Add info from Führerlexikon der Waffen-SS : St.OJ. SS-Pz.Jg.Sch. 4.45
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Post by George Lepre » 22 Dec 2022, 04:23

Hi -

After the war, Palgen worked for NASA and lived in the United States.

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Post by encyclo-collaboration » 25 Dec 2022, 21:00

Wow nice, thanks.


Here is my biography, with some informations added from specialist :

Jacques Joseph Odilon (dit « Jochen ») Palgen1 est né le 6 mai 1920 à Louvain (province du Brabant flamand). Domicilié à Knokke (province de Flande-Occidentale). Membre du VNV (il servit dans la Dieste Militie). Engagé à la Légion flamande le 2 octobre 1942.
Fut versé à la Légion Wallonie à une date non connue, mais sans doute tardivement en 1944. Assigné au SS-Grenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz Bataillon 36. Il est choisi pour faire partie de la promotion de wallons envoyés suivre le 18e Kriegs-Junkerlehrgang à Bad Tölz, du 1er novembre 1944 au 30 avril 1945, dont il sort Standarten-OberJunker.
Condamné à trois ans de prison le 17 juin 1947.


1 Apparait comme « Jochen » dans les documents officiels SS. Mais à l’état-civil il se prénomme bien « Jacques » (voire « Jaak »).
Considéré à tort comme un allemand dans la première trilogie de Grégory Bouysse. Ceci dit, il semble avoir été d’origine luxembourgeoise ou allemande.

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Post by George Lepre » 26 Dec 2022, 06:07

Some more post-war information:

In 1962, Palgen was studying at al-Hikma University in Baghdad, Iraq.

According to a U.S. government database, Palgen died on 28 May 2001, aged 81.

I corresponded with him briefly before his death. He personally told me his nationality was Luxembourgeois.

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Post by encyclo-collaboration » 30 Dec 2022, 22:33

So he waw probably of belgian / luxemburg nationality ?
Because Jacques Joseph Odilon is more french sound than germanic. But in Luxembourg, who knows.

Do you know his place of death (in USA i guess?).

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Post by George Lepre » 10 Sep 2023, 00:42

Hi -

His last address was Tucson, Arizona (USA).

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Post by encyclo-collaboration » 11 Sep 2023, 08:17

Interesting

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Post by Wim » 12 Sep 2023, 09:57

Hello,

To make things easier his dad was born in France on a bordertown with Luxembourg but accourding my information he was Luxembourgeois.

Palgen Alfons René (L)
28.05.1890- Hussigny (F)
26.04.1945 - Reserve Lazarett Schule Foktoreistrasse, Ilsenburg (D)
He was a dokter and died at Chron. Morphinismus.

Greetings

Wim
Any information about Flemisch in German service (Waffen SS, OT, NSKK, Kriegsmarine, DRK, ...) during WWII is welcome.

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