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1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg
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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
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| Akkermans,
Leonardus Adrianus Leo | ∗ 1911-08-04 Oudemolen, gem. Fijnaart † 1980-03-22 Horst | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Survivors - Tegelen - Leo Akkermans’ home village, Oudemolen, is located 28 km west of Breda. Birth and death dates, the photo on the right and information about his career as a priest can be found on his In … t- |
| Baars,
Bernhardus Johannes Bernhard “Jacques” | ∗ 1913-10-20 Rotterdam † 1945-04-27 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Wittem - Father Bernhard Baars C.s.s.R. lived in the Redemptorist monastery in Wittem. [1] He was the subdistrict leader of the LO-Wittem, which belonged to the district of Gulpen. The district … wall: right, row 39-01 |
| Beckhoven,
van Gerardus Lambertus Johannes Gerard “Pater Beatus” | ∗ 1899-09-21 Amsterdam † 1945-03-20 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Heerlen - Gerard van Beckhoven or Father Beatus van Beckhoven OFM was kapelaan (vicar) in Heerlen at the rectorate church of St. Francis on the Laanderstraat in Heerlen [1] and there he became a … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, row 15-02 |
| Berix,
Jan Willem Giel | ∗ 1907-04-12 Meers † 1945-03-13 Bergen-Belsen | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Heerlen - People in hiding - The clergy - Since september 10, 1933, Giel Berix was a kapelaan (in the Netherlands a term for Roman Catholic auxiliary parish priests, vicars. In Belgium they are also called Onderpastoor) at St. … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, row 15-04 |
| Boorn,
van den Eugène Alphonse Georges Eugène | ∗ 1911-07-04 Maastricht † 1944-11-05 Effeld, Kr. Geilenkirchen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Posterholt - Eugène van den Boorn came from Gronsveld, near Maastricht [1] and during the occupation, he was rector in Posterholt near wall: right, row 03-02 |
| Brummans,
Carolus Victor Joseph Charles | ∗ 1909-08-12 Meijel † 1964-10-28 Utrecht | - The clergy - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - People in hiding - Survivors - Weert - During the occupation, the priest Charles Brummans was a geography teacher at the Episcopal College in Weert, where he also lived. Cammaert writes: Partly in collaboration with … t- |
| Enckevort,
van Pieter Gerard Grad | ∗ 1904-01-07 Sevenum † 1971-10-03 Sevenum | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Survivors - Venlo - De foto hiernaast is een detail van een groepsfoto van de leiding van de LO in Limburg, genomen in augustus 1944 (LO … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Eurelings ,
Martin Noël Martin | ∗ 1912-12-25 Schimmert † 1945-03-17 Diez an der Lahn | - The clergy - Forced Labor - Initial resistance - After his priestly studies in Roermond, Martin Eurelings became parish vicar (assistant parish priest) in Nevers (F) [1]. There he was arrested on January 19, 1942. [2] u-01-02 |
| Geelen,
Theodorus Gertrudis Hubertus | ∗ 1904-02-04 Zwolle † 1962-05-19 Roermond | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Meerssen - The clergy - Survivors - Vicar in Meerssen since 1928, 1944 pastor of the male youth work in Limburg, parish priest in Roermond. Pierre Schunck of the L.O. Valkenburg wrote: In 1942 I heard from More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Geest,
van der Wilhelmus Martinus Wim “Fred Bockkom” | ∗ 1913-12-08 Beverwijk † 1969-05-17 Wernhoutsburg | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - People in hiding - Survivors - Brunssum - Unless otherwise noted, the following is taken from Het Verborgen Front (The Hidden Front) [1] and from the article Geest, W.M. van der (Pater-Lazarist) at … t- |
| Gestel,
van Jacobus A. Jacques | ∗ 1906-09-15 Hoge Mierde † 1987-05-06 Weert | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Heythuysen & Leudal - Cammaert schrijft: Neeritter, geestelijke. Pater Van Gestel raakte in een vroeg stadium betrokken bij de hulp aan Franstalige krijgsgevangenen en bracht enkele belangrijke … t- |
| Goossens,
Emile Antoon Felix Emile | ∗ 1903-01-21 Venlo † 1945-03-00 Bergen-Belsen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Echt - Emile Goossens was a vicar in Echt 1936-1945. For French-speaking prisoners of war who escaped from Germany, downed allied pilots, Jewish fellow citizens and resistance fighters in hiding, he set … wall: left, row 07-01 |
| Hamers,
Anna Maria Josepha zuster Emaria | ∗ 1921-03-10 Bocholtz † 1945-12-29 Kerkrade | - The clergy - Forced Labor - Bocholtz - Anna Maria Josepha Hamers was the eldest daughter of the Hamers-Claessens family in Bocholtz. As Sister Emaria, she had joined the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel. |
| Helwegen,
Frans Marie Joseph Frans | ∗ 1910-09-22 Roermond † 1945-02-13 Buchenwald | - The clergy - Roermond - Jews in resistance - Photo: The Hagiography Circle [1] Frans Helwegen was a roman catholic priest of the eastern rite in Lithuania. Therefore, he was considered an agent of the West … wall: right, row 07-02 |
| Hendrix,
Johannes Jozef Jan | ∗ 1901-03-09 Grubbenvorst † 1945-02-09 Buchenwald | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Maasbracht - Jan Hendrix grew up in Geysteren. [1] In 1927 vicar in Maasbracht. Traces of War [2] calls him headmaster. When Father Bleijs found Rector J.J. Hendrix of … wall: left, row 27-02 |
| Hennekens,
G. Hub | ∗ 1909-02-15 Sittard † 1970-11-26 Heerlen | - The clergy - Group Smit - Valkenburg - Initial resistance - Survivors - Hub Hennekens was ordained priest on March 13, 1937, was vicar in Berg en Terblijt from September 1937, vicar in the parish of Sts . Nikolaas & Barbara in Valkenburg from May 1939, parish priest … t- |
| Hermkens,
Gerardus Hendrikus Hubertus "Arie" | ∗ 1903-01-05 Venlo † 1945-02-18 Buchenwald | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Montfort - The L.O. at Montfort was led by H. Seegers and Vicar Gerard Hermkens. On December 16, 1944, the Germans started their Ardennes Counteroffensive [1], a.k.a. Battle of the Bulge. So the … wall: left, row 38-04 |
| Heuvel,
van den Gerardus Henricus Adrianus Gerard | ∗ 1900-07-22 Made en Drimmelen † 1945-03-06 JVA Köln | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Roermond - The clergy - Gerard van den Heuvel CssR was a Redemptorist, just like his colleague Ludo Bleys and, like him, he worked as a chaplain in the … wall: middel, row 21 |
| Hoogendijk,
Herman Charles Joseph Herman | ∗ 1897-01-24 Den Haag † 1945-04-10 Buchenwald | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to Jews - Roermond - From 1935 Herman Hoogendijk was a Dutch Reformed [1] pastor in Roermond. Married, 4 children. Member of LO-Roermond, also representative of the NSF [2.1] (Nationaal Steunfonds = … wall: right, row 06-04 |
| Horsmans,
Willem Bernard Jozef Wim | ∗ 1912-05-20 Ubachsberg † 1987-05-31 Heerlen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - The clergy - Survivors - Vicar in Valkenburg 1938-1950. Contact person of the LO for people in hiding, together with the sexton Harie van Ogtrop, supported by J. Peusens and … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Houben,
Hubertus Petrus Hermanus Huub „Sjeng“ | ∗ 1915-07-09 Eys, gem. Wittem † 1945-05-19 Ludwigslust | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Wittem - Huub Houben was a vicar in Epen and local head of the Catholic Action. [1] Because he knew many people, he was an important link in smuggling people across the near dutch-belgian border. … wall: right, row 38-05 |
| Jacobs,
Karel Père Hugues /Pater Hugo | ∗ 1900-11-17 Antwerpen † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | - The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Ondergrondse pers - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Belgium - He was not a resistance fighter in the Dutch province of Limburg, but was in close contact with them and therefore also appears on this list. His resistance activity began by helping escaped … u-01-02 |
| Janssen,
Henri Louis Joseph Harrie “Bergmans” | ∗ 1912-10-05 Venlo † 1997-02-05 Panningen | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Heythuysen & Leudal - The photo on the right and the dates of birth and death can be found on his In Memoriam card, which was provided by the chairman of the local history association OOS NAER in Neer. The photos below … t- |
| Jong,
de Hendrik Roelof Henk | ∗ 1911-10-20 Wijmbretseradeel † 1945-02-12 Haarlem | - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - Aid to Jews - NV - The clergy - People in hiding - Venlo - In 1940, Hendrik Roelof de Jong was appointed pastor of the Reformed Church in Venlo. He was co-editor of the illegal newspaper Trouw and a collaborator of the Nationaal Steun Fonds (National … wall: right, row 28-05 |
| Keulen,
Jan Joseph “Jantje” | ∗ 1917-11-12 Brunssum † 2012-07-26 Heerlen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Heerlen - Jan Keulen grew up in Bingelrade. He was called Jantje in the resistance. Jan Keulen became vicar at St. Pancratius parish in Heerlen in 1943. He was asked by his colleague |
| Kleine Zusters van de Hl. Joseph,
| ∗ | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Women in the resistance - Heerlen - The St. Joseph Hospital on the Putgraaf [1] in Heerlen during the occupation was firmly in the hands of the resistance and in particular the aid organization for people in hiding LO. This was … t- |
| Knops,
Hubert Maria Hubert | ∗ 1888-08-05 Heerlen † 1944-04-23 Echt | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Echt - - Arrested 29 February 1944 for helping people in hiding. -->Hubert Knops was the parish priest of Koningsbosch, municipality of Echt. [1] His assistant was vicar u-01-02 |
| Lemmens,
Johannes Antonius Mathias Jan | ∗ 1912-04-28 Limmel † 1945-03-25 Nordhausen | - Maastricht - Belgium - The clergy - Forced Labor - Secret Army (B) - Photo: The Hagiography Circle [1] → Jan Lemmens was born in Limmel [2.1], a village then belonging to the municipality of Meerssen and today to Maastricht. He was a monastic … u-01-02 |
| Lemmens,
Joseph Hubert Guillaume Guillaume | ∗ 1884-07-26 Schimmert † 1960-07-22 Roermond | - The clergy - Survivors - Roermond - Guillaume Lemmens was the bishop of the diocese of Roermond from 1932 to 1957. This diocese coincides with the Dutch province of Limburg. He was an avowed opponent of National … |
| Linders,
Johannes Antonius Pater Sebaldus | ∗ 1907-06-15 Mook † 1944-08-11 Kamp Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Limburg + - Jan Linders was born in Mook, entered the Franciscan order under the name Sebaldus and was ordained priest in 1933. During the war he lived in the monastery in Alverna [1] (Wijchen) and was … u-01-02 |
| Lochtman,
Hein | ∗ | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Kerkrade - Maastricht - On the wall of the resistance chapel in Valkenburg there is also a Hein Lochtman under Maastricht, as vicar in Limmel. This is the same person. wall: left, row 25-03 |
| Lochtman,
Hendrik Joseph Hein | ∗ 1911-09-02 Kerkrade † 1945-02-27 Bergen Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Kerkrade - Maastricht - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Hein Lochtman was a vicar in Limmel from 1940 and member of LO in Maastricht. He hid people in … wall: left, row 33-04 |
| Merkx,
Adrianus Hubertus Josef broeder Valentinus | ∗ 1892-08-13 Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe † 1945-03-31 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Weert - On June 21, 1944, a meeting of the leaders of the L.O. Province of Limburg took place at the Boys’ Boarding School of St. Louis (of the Brothers of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, also … wall: right, row 38-01 |
| Meulendijks,
Johannes pater Christofoor | ∗ 1895-11-16 Asten † 1945-03-10 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Venlo - Valkenburg - Father Christofoor was a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts [1] (ss.cc.). He lived in the cloister on the Cauberg in Valkenburg. After vicar wall: right, row 29-02 |
| Moonen,
Jan Leo ome Leo | ∗ 1895-08-31 Heerlen † 1945-04-02 Bergen-Belsen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Roermond - Peace Carillon - Uncle Leo Moonen was the secretary of the diocese of Roermond, which is congruent with the Dutch province of Limburg. He was a co-founder and the spiritual advisor and so one of the de facto … wall: right, row 08-03 |
| Muhren,
Piet Père Étienne /Pater Stephanus | ∗ 1908-09-14 Bergen-op-Zoom † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | - Ondergrondse pers - The clergy - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Belgium - Petrus („Piet“) Johannes Cornelis Muhren was not a resistance fighter in the Dutch province of Limburg, but was in close contact with them and therefore also appears on this list. His … u-01-02 |
| Naus,
Jacobus Johannes Jac “Van Doorn” | ∗ 1913-12-31 Egchel (Helden) † 1945-04-15 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - People in hiding - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Peace Carillon - Venlo - On June 6, 1939, Jac Naus was appointed vicar in the parish of St. Martinus in Venlo. There, together with Ambrosius and his colleague wall: right, row 29-04 |
| Nobis,
Heinrich Hein | ∗ 1912-04-15 Gangelt (D) † 1944-01-29 Україна (Ukraine) | - The clergy - Unorganized resistance - German Front Soldiers - Simpelveld - Hein Nobis was born in Gangelt, North Rhine-Westphalia, near the Dutch border and his father was German. His parents moved to Merkelbeek and his father was naturalized as a Dutch citizen. For … |
| Omloo,
Alphons Marie Lambert Fons | ∗ 1898-05-23 Echt † 1965-03-08 Horn | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Venlo - Alphons Marie Lambert Omloo was called Fons. [1] On February 8, 1944, J.H. Scheeres, who was in hiding, was arrested. He was apparently in possession of a note from |
| Oppen,
van Jules Louis Antoine Jules | ∗ 1882-05-10 Maastricht † 1943-02-16 Vught | - Initial resistance - The clergy - Venlo - Dean Jules van Oppen was the first clergyman in Venlo and all of Limburg to pay for his resistance with death. After the German invasion on May 10, 1940, he opposed the German films that were shown … wall: right, row 30-04 |
| Penders,
Leon Marie Hubert Leo | ∗ 1914-07-01 Voerendaal † 1945-04-24 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Voerendaal - Gulpen - Vicar Leo Penders headed subdistrict 2 of the LO with the places Gulpen, Reymerstok and Wylré. (See map 45. Gulpen district: division into subdistricts. Cammaert VIb, p.693 [1] and … wall: left, row 12-01 |
| Peters,
Petrus Nicolaas Andreas Piet | ∗ 1912-11-27 Ottersum † 1945-04-06 Buchenwald | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Tegelen - Father Petrus Nicolaas Andreas Peters was a member of the L.O. Steyl and vicar. Pastor P.P. Windhausen, himself and three others from Steyl and … wall: right, row 22-01 |
| Pontier,
Gerard Jacobus Gerard | ∗ 1888-01-25 Breda † 1976-09-11 Baarn | - The clergy - Aid to Jews - NV - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Heerlen - The following information comes largely from an article about Gerard Pontier in Het Land van Herle by Marcel Crutzen. There you will also find a photograph from the collection of the … |
| Prompers,
Nicolaas Maria Hubertus Nic | ∗ 1908-11-05 Sint Geertruid † 2003-09-21 Gulpen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Heerlen - The clergy - Survivors - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - During one of the first days of September 1943, at the home of Rector Nic Prompers in the hospital, the L.O. district Heerlen was established. Prompers became the first district leader, but for … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Ramakers,
Victor Leo Servaas Servaas | ∗ 1906-04-23 Schinnen † 1945-03-09 Bergen-Belsen | - Heerlen - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - The clergy - Vicar in Heerlerheide. Arrested by the Landwacht on August 18, 1944. [1][2] In his file at the OGS (Dutch War Graves Foundation) we read: Because of his commitment to people … wall: left, row 16-04 |
| Regout,
Robert Hubert Willem Robert | ∗ 1896-01-18 Maastricht † 1942-12-28 Dachau | - Initial resistance - The clergy - Maastricht - Robert Regout belonged to a wealthy family from Maastricht. [1] He was a Jesuit and legal scholar. In 1934, he received his doctorate from the University of Nijmegen on the doctrine of … u-01-02 |
| Rijnders,
Hendricus Leonardus Hubertus Harrie / Harry | ∗ 1914-12-29 Swalmen † 1942-09-14 Dachau (D) | - Beesel - The clergy - Hendrikus Leonardus Hubertus Rijnders was a vicar in Saint Quentin (France) and pastor in Gricourt. Arrested on July 17th, 1941 while on vacation at his parents’ in Reuver. With 150 other … wall: left, row 03-01 |
| Roumen,
Leonardus Johannes Leo | ∗ 1905-02-21 Roermond, † 1948-06-16 Ettelbrück (Lux) | - The clergy - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Maastricht - Photo: The well-known chaplain Roumen, once vicar in the Mathias parish in Maastricht. After the bombing of the Blue Village, he launched an episcopal emergency operation. Source: … t- |
| Sars,
Adrianus Johannes Albertus Adriaan | ∗ 1905-12-26 ’s-Hertogenbosch † 1945-04-23 Passau (Mauthausen) | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Roermond - Adriaan Sars was a vicar at the cathedral of Roermond and therefore, of course, a member of the LO. With the arrival of a paratrooper battalion under the command of Major wall: right, row 10-03 |
| Slots,
Petrus Johannes Hubertus Jean | ∗ 1912-11-24 Baexem † 1988-03-02 Wanssum | - The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Grubbenvorst - Weert - During the occupation, Jean Slots was vicar to parish priest Henri Vullinghs in Grubbenvorst and later in Weert. [1.1] In … t- |
| Timmermans,
Peter Anthonius Franciscus Pierre “Père Tim” | ∗ 1891-08-13 Neer † 1975-04-19 Nancy | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Initial resistance - Survivors - Heythuysen & Leudal - Pierre Timmermans was the central person on the escape route via Nancy. He was a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritans), an organization of French origin. [1] t- |
| Verdonschot,
Leonardus Mattheus Leo | ∗ 1916-07-24 Weert † 1945-03-02 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Echt - Vicar Verdonschot began his resistance work by helping French-speaking prisoners of war who had escaped from Germany. They were taken to Belgium via Wessem/Maasbracht-Stevensweert. (Cammaert … wall: left, row 06-05 |
| Vullinghs,
Hendrik Jacob Henri | ∗ 1883-09-14 Sevenum † 1945-04-09 Bergen-Belsen | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Zwarte Plak - The clergy - Grubbenvorst - Catholic parish priest of Grubbenvorst and building parish priest in Grashoek, studied musicology in Italy and the United States. He was known as a very open-minded and culturally enthusiastic … wall: left, row 11-03 |
| Westerhoven,
van Jan Pater Ferdinand | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 0000-00-00 | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Valkenburg - The clergy - Survivors - As Father Ferdinand he was a member (and chief?) of the monastery on the Cauberg (sscc). Worked for the Resistance during the occupation. Involuntarily witnessed the “execution” of More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Windhausen,
Petrus Paulus Peter | ∗ 1892-06-29 Roermond † 1945-03-28 Buchenwald | - People in hiding - The clergy - Tegelen - Peter Windhausen (Catholic parish priest in Steyl-Tegelen [1]), vicar P.N.A. Peters and three other people from Steyl and … wall: right, row 22-04 |
| Wolf,
G.A. | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 0000-00-00 | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Sibbe - Survivors - Rector in Sibbe 1939-1944. [1] He helped Jews and Communists to hide, together with Abraham Cornelis van der Gronden. At the end of 1943 they … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Zwaans,
Hendrikus Joseph Alphonsus Maria Hein /Harry | ∗ 1898-04-03 Rotterdam † 1942-07-27 Dachau | - Maastricht - The clergy - Initial resistance - Jesuit Harry Zwaans came to Maastricht in September 1940 as director of the Canisius Congregation. The chief of the municipal police in Maastricht wrote to the oorlogsgravenstichting (war … wall: middel, row 19 |