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Limburg 1940-1945,
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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
Horst also did not escape the terror of the commando Berendsen of the AKD. They hunted down people in hiding under the leadership of Johan Berendsen [1], the "Terror of Venlo.” On July 29, 1944, Harry Driessen, a regional distributor of Vrij Nederland and Trouw, was arrested by J. Sabbé and J. van Zutphen. Driessen tried to escape, but was hit by a bullet in the back. He was transported to Vught via the hospital in Horst. During the prisoner transport from “camp Vught” [2] to Sachsenhausen concentration camp [3] on September 6, he tried to escape again, probably near Ravenstein. The guards opened fire, and Driessen was mortally wounded. ([4] p. 592)
In his file in the archives of the OGS (War Graves Foundation) it reads: During deportation to Germany, about September 8, 1944, shot on train and after a few days thrown off train by a fellow prisoner. Where, is not known. It was a transport from Vught to Germany, Oranienburg. [5]
Hendrik Gijsbert ( Harry ) Driessen is listed in the Erelijst 1940-1945 (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [6]
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