All the fallen resistance people in Limburg

Heinrich Tholen (Hein)

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Hein Tholen was originally a bricklayer [2#1], married to Madeleine Bonni from Montzen [2#5] near Eupen (B). He was registered in Schaesberg on 1 April 1939, coming from Belgium, and had been a miner ever since. [2#1]
On 31 May 1942 he was arrested for financial support of De Vonk. [3]
According to Cammaert, this was 30 May. On the same day 6 people were arrested in Schaesberg, 7 in Nieuwenhagen and 3 in Ubach over Worms. They were all on a list found at the De Vonk distributor F.E. Scheper. [4]
For Hein Tholen the same applies what the municipality wrote about the arrest of Albert Koenders. Incidentally, 30 May 1942 is also given there. [5]
According to Ad van Liempt, he was a more or less accidental reader of De Vonk and thus came into the focus of the Sipo. [1]
His name is on the war memorial in Schaesberg. [6]
He is on the Erelijst 1940-1945 (roll of honor) of the Dutch parliament. [7]
The picture of his In Memoriam card comes from the website vriendenkringneuengamme.nl. [8]

Footnotes

1. The Danger of Lists
2. Archief Oorlogsgravenstichting (@ Nationaal archief), Dossier Heinrich Tholen • #1 • #5
3. CPN Archief, Limburg, image 20
4. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front – Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Doctorale scriptie 1994, Groningen
   10. De C.P.N. en de illegaliteit, p.1003 & Bijlage VIII, 1942
5. Albert Koenders
6. Schaesberg oorlogsmonument
7. Erelijst 1940-1945
8. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl
9. https://monument.vriendenkringneuengamme.nl/person/404746/heinrich-tholen