Order of Flemish Militants
| Order of Flemish Militants | |
|---|---|
| Vlaamse Militanten Orde | |
| Also known as | "Flemish Militants Organisation" |
| Leader | Bob Maes (1949–70) Bert Eriksson (1971–83) |
| Foundation | 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1983 |
| Country | Flanders, Belgium |
| Ideology | Flemish nationalism Neo-Nazism Racism Anticommunism Xenophobia |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Major actions | |
| Status | Inactive |
The Order of Flemish Militants (Dutch: Vlaamse Militanten Orde or VMO) – originally the Flemish Militants Organisation (Vlaamse Militanten Organisatie) – was a Flemish nationalist activist group in Belgium defending far-right interests by propaganda and political action. Established in 1949, they helped found the People's Union (Dutch: Volksunie or VU) in 1954, a Belgian political party. The links between the extremist VMO and the VU lessened as the party moved towards the centre. In later decades the VMO would become linked to neo-Nazism and a series of paramilitary attacks on immigrants and leftists before disappearing by the late 1980s.