The NSB mayor Cornelis van Ravenswaay behind his desk. He was appointed mayor of Utrecht in March 1942 at the recommendation of Seyss-Inquart. Just as before, as mayor of red Zaandam, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the new order.

The antisemitic magazine “De Misthoorn” mockingly called him in its September 1941 issue: jhr K.A.P. Van Rokkenswaay tot Billengraay. In resistance literature, the phrase circulated: “Ladies, if you visit the mayor, don’t forget a lock on your trousers.”