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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
Cees de Jong was a sales representative of the Leder- en Drijfriemenfabriek Regouin in Cuijk. From 1942 he collected data on German military objects for Captain C. Hoogerland. He also distributed the underground newspaper Vrij Nederland. In addition, he provided (from July 1943 within the framework of the L.O.) shelter, ration cards, and food to people in hiding. He was also a member of a resistance group in which in particular a number of Nijmegen police officers were active. The group carried out an attack on the traitor Ederveen on September 24 at the Daalseweg, because he knew too much. However, Ederveen managed to escape and to alert the Germans. As a result, on September 27, 1943, dozens of people were arrested, and on June 6, 1944, the five most important members of this resistance group were shot in the dunes near Overveen.
Cees de Jong was buried in the cemetery of honor of Bloemendaal (see link below, with biography).
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