The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Godefridus van Ommeren (Frits)

Frits van Ommeren was an apprentice train driver with the Dutch railroad company.
After the strike he went into hiding and was shot during a raid by the SS on the Weltermolen farm, Welten, (municipality of Heerlen). [1#4]
This strike was the pit strike. This strike was part of the April-May strikes in 1943. A disappointment for the strikers was that the Dutch Railways continued to run. [2]
But apparently Frits had gone on strike and therefore had to go into hiding.
On Monday, September 11, 1944, six days before the liberation of Welten-Benzenrade, everyone, friend or foe, knew that it would soon be over. Thus he stood in a group of people waiting for an extra portion of flour at the Weltermolen (Welten Mill) in Heerlen. But because of the ban on gathering, a group of around 20 nervous German soldiers who appeared suddenly opened fire. Frits was fatally shot. He had only just got married. [3]
His widow moved to Kerkrade on November 24, 1944, but Frits never lived there. [1#3]
Nevertheless, he is listed on the wall of the Limburg Province resistance memorial under Kerkrade.
He is buried in the municipal cemetery of Heerlen, grave RK-3-1240. [1#11][5]
This person is listed in the “Erelijst 1940-1945” (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [4]

Footnotes

1. Archief Oorlogsgravenstichting (@ Nationaal archief)
   Dossier Frits van Ommeren • #4 • #11
2. April-meistakingen, Wikipedia • Nederlands • Deutsch • English
3. HeerlenVertelt.nl Schietincident bij de Weltermolen
4. Erelijst 1940-1945
5. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl