August Borms

August Borms
Born(1878-04-14)April 14, 1878
DiedApril 12, 1946(1946-04-12) (aged 67)
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Occupation(s)Academic, politician
Political partyFrontpartij
MovementFlemish Movement
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Treason
Criminal penaltyDeath
Frans Daels [nl] and Borms (right) giving the Nazi salute (22nd IJzerbedevaart, 24 August 1941)

August Borms (14 April 1878 – 12 April 1946) was a Flemish nationalist politician active in Belgium during the first half of the twentieth century. He belonged to the far-right of the Flemish movement. Borms collaborated with Germany during both the First and Second World Wars and was sentenced to death at the end of each conflict. He was not however executed until 1946, having had his sentence quashed the first time.