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Limburg 1940-1945,
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1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg
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A little geography and regional history, for a better understanding: For hundreds of years, there have been many linguistic, economic and political links between the "three Limburgs" represented on the map to the right (Source: Wikimedia, click on the map). The former Duchy of Limburg no longer exists since the time of Napoleon and is now part of the Belgian province of Liege. The majority of the population speaks French today, but during the war, Limburgish was still the main language spoken in the north. It is a regional Germanic language.
After the defeat of Napoleon, the other two territories, which are the Limburgs of today, became one province in the new Kingdom of the Netherlands (which was identical with today’s BeNeLux). The new province was named after the former duchy. When Belgium seceded in 1830, the province of Limburg was divided: Belgian Limburg and Dutch Limburg, which plays the main role on this site.
Refugees had to be forwarded from the Netherlands to Belgium. This also happened from the southern edge of South Limburg, among others in the direction of the Voer municipalities and the region of Herve. There, too, people of the resistance died. Some of them were in direct contact with the Limburg resistance and are therefore also listed here.
Jules Goffin and Karel Jacobs (Father Hugo) were part of the Belgian intelligence network Clarence, Piet Muhren (Father Étienne) of the Erkens group. This made no difference to the two monks of Valdieu Abbey. They worked closely together, despite Clarence’s strict rule of cloisoning, of division into boxes: only one group per person and only one activity. Perhaps this contributed to their becoming victims, like the Erkens group, of the Hannibal game?
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| Belgium – 31 pers. ⇒All the fallen resistance people in Limburg | ||
| Backer, Debacker,
de Willem | ∗ 1894-09-11 Maastricht † 1944-09-06 Leopoldsburg (B) | Maastricht - Belgium - Willem Debacker had a Maastricht mother and was born in Maastricht as well. That is why he is mentioned, by the way without any further comment, on maastrichtsegevelstenen.nl [1]. In the Netherlands, 6 September 1944 is called "Dolle Dinsdag" [7] (Mad Tuesday, english and french wiki … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Beazar,
Gustaaf Modest | ∗ 1908-07-29 Aspelare † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - early resistance - Secret Army (B) - The northeast of Belgian Limburg was the territory of the ‘Secret Army, Zone II/Limburg’. Although no exact figures are available, the number of members of this group was described as ‘as large as a regiment’. The ‘zone commander’ was Gustaaf Beazar from Kessenich, who came from … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Broens /Brouns,
Harie /Henri | ∗ 1925-02-18 Molenbeersel † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Molenbeersel, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown (Source: Memorial for seven executed Belgian resistance fighters, bel-memorial.be) This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Conen,
Willem | ∗ 1919-03-12 Molenbeersel † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Willem Conen from Molenbeersel was one of the resisters of the Maaseik section of the Secret Army under the leadership of its section chief, gendarme Gustaaf Beazar. Read the story of the … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Crapts,
Henricus Nicolaas Nic | ∗ 1913-12-06 Maastricht † 1944-09-13 Lanaye/Ternaaien | Maastricht - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Nic Crapts was a member of the Secret Army, also called the White Brigade. While accompanying the first liberators on September 13, 1944, he was shot at from one of the last German machine gun nests from the heights of Caestert and mortally wounded. Reburied with military honors … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Driessens,
Pierre Henri Jean Mathieu Pierre | ∗ 1925-05-13 Genk (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Lived in Maaseik (Belgium). Son of Hendrikus Mathijs Lambertus Driessens (workman) and Victoria Theresa Hendrickx. Unmarried. Miner. Roman Catholic. Member of the Belgian resistance organization Secret Army, sector Maaseik. [2]
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| Eerdekens,
Jozef | ∗ 1922-06-24 Gruitrode (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - From Molenbeersel. This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Goffin,
Jules G.H.J. | ∗ 1897-03-31 Noville-les-Bois † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | Belgium - early resistance - Group Erkens - 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. He was a general practitioner in ’s-Gravenvoeren (Fouron-le-Comte) since 1925. In 1940, he became a member of the Clarence resistance network, of which … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.02-02 |
| Henkens,
Jean | ∗ 1922-07-09 Opoeteren † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Gruitrode, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown (Source: Memorial for seven executed Belgian resistance fighters, bel-memorial.be) This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Hillebrand,
Johann | ∗ 1922-07-12 Herzogenrath (D) † 1944-06-10 Liège | Kerkrade - Belgium - Miner in Belgium. Belonged there to the resistance organization Armée Secrète (A.S.) or wall: left, row 25-01 |
| Hilven,
Jean | ∗ 1924-01-05 Gruitrode † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Gruitrode, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1] This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Jacobs,
Karel Père Hugues /Pater Hugo | ∗ 1900-11-17 Antwerpen † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | Belgium - early resistance - press - Group Erkens - priest - 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 French prisoners of war to continue their escape. He was a Cistercian monk in the Abbey of Val-Dieu and … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.02-03 |
| Jaeken,
Pieter | ∗ 1917-09-15 Neeroeteren † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Lived in Opoeteren (Belgium). Son of Jacob Jaeken and Maria Catharina Janssen. Unmarried. Farmhand. Member of the Belgian resistance organization Secret Army, sector of Maaseik. This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Langers,
Guillaume J. | ∗ 1923-03-29 Maaseik (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Shot in the park of House St. Joseph in Heer. This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Langers,
Jack Hubert Mathijs /Jaak | ∗ 1909-02-03 Maaseik † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Rotem, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Lemmens,
Johannes Antonius Mathias Jan | ∗ 1912-04-28 Limmel † 1945-03-25 Nordhausen | Maastricht - Belgium - priest - 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. |
| Lenders,
Mathieu J. | ∗ 1925-02-20 Maaseik (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Lived in Maaseik. Son of miner Joseph Hubertus Lenders and Marguerite Rosalie Anne Wolfs. Unmarried. Butcher. Roman Catholic. This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Leroy,
Alfons | ∗ 1913-06-02 Massemen (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Lived in Neeroeteren (Belgium). Son of Achiel August Leroy and Maria de Rocker. Married to Anna Ida Stegen. Professional soldier. Roman Catholic. This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Liedekerke de Pailhe,
de Raphael R.E.J.G. | ∗ 1903-04-15 Eijsden † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen, prov. Utrecht | Eijsden - Belgium - early resistance - Group Erkens - He was one of eleven members of the Dutch resistance group around Nick Erkens executed by the Germans in fort Rhijnauwen near Bunnik, province of Utrecht. He was a reserve lieutenant in the Belgian army but lived in the Netherlands. wall: left, row 08-02 |
| Meerten,
Jean Hubert Antoine Jac. | ∗ 1922-11-01 Heppeneert (Maaseik) † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Heppeneert (Maaseik), Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Muhren,
Piet Père Étienne /Pater Stephanus | ∗ 1908-09-14 Bergen-op-Zoom † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | Belgium - early resistance - press - Group Erkens - priest - 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 German ancestors still wrote "Mühren", but in Dutch it is pronounced the same way.He entered the novitiate … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.02-04 |
| Oost-Europeaan,
? | ∗ 0000-00-00 ? † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He is usually called the unknown Russian, but even that is not certain, in fact it is only known, that he was from Eastern Europe. He tried to escape and was shot while doing so. And why was he among that group of the … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Schoenmaeckers,
Paul Fernand Cécile Ghislain Marie Jean | ∗ 1886-09-21 Amby (Maastricht) † 1945-04-21 Obrnice (Č) | Amby - Belgium - early resistance - Paul Schoenmaeckers (“Jean”) from Amby (today a quarter of Maastricht) married Hélène Palmers on June 12, 1911 in Stevoort near Hasselt. From then on they lived in Rekem (Belgian Limburg). During the occupation, they joined the Comet escape line [1], together with their sons, Michel, Jean … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.02-05 |
| Stinkens,
Hubert | ∗ 1923-12-04 As † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Gruitrode, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Teelen /Theelen,
Jacques | ∗ 1924-10-14 Neeroeteren † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Tripels,
Jenny | ∗ 1883-07-21 Maastricht † 1945-02-06 Ravensbrück | ♀ - Maastricht - Belgium - The information below is from Wikisage. [1] Jenny Emma Félicie Tripels was a Dutch member of the Belgian resistance during World War II. She became acquainted during World War I with the Belgian Charles Stockmans, an Antwerp based industrialist who fled to the Netherlands during the … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Vandijck /Vandyck /Vandijk,
Laurent Albert /Albert | ∗ 1925-10-08 Neeroeteren † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | Belgium - Secret Army (B) - He lived in Neeroeteren, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Vliexs,
Huberta Leonie Maria Bertha | ∗ 1923-01-06 Amby † 1944-09-11 Opglabbeek (B) | ♀ - Amby - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - During World War II, four of the Vliexs sisters were in the Belgian resistance organization the Secret Army. Bertha was unmarried and worked as a nurse with the Red Cross. For more information, see also her sister Pia. She “lived … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel. |
| Vliexs,
Marie Hubertina Theodora Pia | ∗ 1920-05-18 Maastricht † 1944-09-11 Opglabbeek (B) | ♀ - Amby - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - The daily newspaper Het Belang van Limburg wrote on September 18, 2017 [1] under the title "The 9/11 of Opglabbeek": "Shot after an attack by resistance fighters on retiring Germans. In addition to Nicolaas Esser, Antonius Alenus, Renier Coolen, Henri and Josef Dirckx, Jaak Hellings, … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel. |
| Wolfs,
Jean Martin August Jean | ∗ 1923-06-20 Maaseik † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - The baker Jean Wolfs lived in Maaseik. Son of the miner Jules Leopold Henri Wolfs and Maria Hubertina Kelders. [2] His parents both had the same last name as Jules Wolfs’ parents, probably they were cousins. His name is on the Belgian monument … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Wolfs,
Jules Leopold August Jules | ∗ 1923-04-29 Maaseik † 1944-09-12 Heer | Heer - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Jules Wolfs lived in Maaseik. Son of the workman Jean Herman François Wolfs and Juliana Gerardina Kelders. [2] His parents both had the same last name as Jean Wolfs’ parents, probably they were cousins. He was unmarried and a workman. His name … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |