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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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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
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| Backer, Debacker,
de Willem | ∗ 1894-09-11 Maastricht † 1944-09-06 Leopoldsburg (B) | - Belgium - Maastricht - 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 … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Beazar,
Gustaaf “Modest”/ “Anatol” | ∗ 1908-07-29 Aspelare (Ninove) † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - Initial resistance - The northeast of Belgian Limburg was the territory of the B.N.B., a.k.a. ‘Secret Army, Zone II. Antwerpen - Limburg’. Although no exact figures are available, the number of members of this … u-01-02 |
| Broens,
Henri Harie | ∗ 1925-02-18 Molenbeersel † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Harie Broens 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 … u-01-02 |
| Collas,
Laurent Laur | ∗ 1917-07-19 Maastricht † 1943-10-06 Maastricht | - Unorganized resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Maastricht - Belgium - Laur Collas was a glassblower and worked as a frontier worker in Aachen. On his own initiative, he regularly took escaped forced laborers and French-speaking prisoners of war to Maastricht. But he … u-01-02 |
| Conen,
Willem | ∗ 1919-03-12 Molenbeersel † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - 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 u-01-02 |
| Crapts,
Henricus Nicolaas Nic | ∗ 1913-12-06 Maastricht † 1944-09-13 Lanaye/Ternaaien | - Maastricht - Belgium - White Brigade (Belgium) - Nic Crapts was a member of the White Brigade. [1] While accompanying the first liberators on September 13, 1944, he was shot at from one of the last German machine gun nests from the … u-01-02 |
| Driessens,
Pierre Henri Jean Mathieu Pierre | ∗ 1925-05-13 Genk (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - Lived in Maaseik (Belgium). Son of Hendrikus Mathijs Lambertus Driessens (workman) and Victoria Theresa Hendrickx. Unmarried. Miner. Roman Catholic. Member of the Belgian resistance … u-01-02 |
| Eerdekens,
Mathieu Jozef Jozef | ∗ 1922-06-24 Gruitrode (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - Jozef Eerdekens was originally from Molenbeersel and lived in Gruitrode. He was group leader [1.1] in the Maaseik section of the Secret Army under the leadership of its section chief, gendarme u-01-02 |
| Goffin,
Jules Ghislain Hubert Joseph Jules | ∗ 1897-03-31 Noville-les-Bois † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Belgium - Jules Goffin 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. While studying during World War I, he … u-01-02 |
| Henkens,
Jean | ∗ 1922-07-09 Opoeteren † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Jean Henkens 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 … u-01-02 |
| Hillebrand,
Johann | ∗ 1922-07-12 Herzogenrath (D) † 1944-06-10 Liège | - Secret Army (B) - Belgium - Kerkrade - Johann Hillebrand was a miner in Belgium. Belonged there to the resistance organization wall: left, row 25-01 |
| Hilven,
Jean | ∗ 1924-01-05 Gruitrode † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Jean Hilven lived in Gruitrode, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1] u-01-02 |
| Jacobs,
Karel Père Hugues /Pater Hugo | ∗ 1900-11-17 Antwerpen † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | - The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Underground Press - 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 |
| Jaeken,
Pieter | ∗ 1917-09-15 Neeroeteren † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - 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. u-01-02 |
| Koers,
Klaas | ∗ 1913-06-01 Scheemda, Gr. | - Police - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Belgium - Underground Press - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Geulle - Details of birth and death the Koers-Brouwer couple can be found at geni.com. [1] Of Klaas only birth details are known so far. The state police officer Klaas Koers had been … t- |
| Langers,
Guillaume J. | ∗ 1923-03-29 Maaseik (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - Shot in the park of House St. Joseph in Heer. u-01-02 |
| Langers,
Jack Hubert Mathijs Jaak | ∗ 1909-02-03 Maaseik † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Jaak Langers lived in Rotem, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] 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 |
| Lenders,
Mathieu J. | ∗ 1925-02-20 Maaseik (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - Lived in Maaseik. Son of miner Joseph Hubertus Lenders and Marguerite Rosalie Anne Wolfs. Unmarried. Butcher. Roman Catholic. u-01-02 |
| Leroy,
Alfons | ∗ 1913-06-02 Massemen (B) † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - Lived in Neeroeteren (Belgium). Son of Achiel August Leroy and Maria de Rocker. Married to Anna Ida Stegen. Professional soldier. Roman Catholic. u-01-02 |
| Liedekerke de Pailhe,
de Raphael R.E.J.G. | ∗ 1903-04-15 Eijsden † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen, prov. Utrecht | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Eijsden - Belgium - In May 1940, Raphael de Liedekerke fought in the Belgian army. After returning from captivity, he was demobilized as a reserve lieutenant in the Belgian Army. He was a member of the De … wall: left, row 08-02 |
| Meerten,
Jean Hubert Antoine Jac. Jean | ∗ 1922-11-01 Heppeneert (Maaseik) † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Jean Meerten lived in Heppeneert (Maaseik), Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] u-01-02 |
| Muhren,
Piet Père Étienne /Pater Stephanus | ∗ 1908-09-14 Bergen-op-Zoom † 1943-10-09 Bunnik (Utrecht) | - Underground Press - 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 |
| Oost-Europeaan,
? | ∗ 0000-00-00 ? † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - - Heer - 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 … u-01-02 |
| Schepers,
Henri Hubert Harry “De Wit” | ∗ 1914-12-21 Elsloo † 1944-08-18 Meerssen | - Forced Labor - White Brigade (Belgium) - Belgium - Elsloo - Meerssen - A detailed biographical description of Harry Schepers can be found on stolpersteine.app [1]. There we read the following about the tailor and goalkeeper of the first team of the Marsana … wall: left, row 07-03 |
| Schoenmaeckers,
Paul Fernand Cécile Ghislain Marie Jean | ∗ 1886-09-21 Amby (Maastricht) † 1945-04-21 Obrnice (Č) | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Amby - Belgium - 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 … u-01-02 |
| Stinkens,
Hubert | ∗ 1923-12-04 As † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Hubert Stinkens lived in Gruitrode, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] u-01-02 |
| Teelen /Theelen,
Jacques | ∗ 1924-10-14 Neeroeteren † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - u-01-02 |
| Tripels,
Jenny Emma Félicie Jenny | ∗ 1883-07-21 Maastricht † 1945-02-06 Ravensbrück | - Maastricht - Women in the resistance - 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 … u-01-02 |
| Vandijck /Vandyck /Vandijk,
Laurent Albert Albert | ∗ 1925-10-08 Neeroeteren † 1944-09-14 Gangelt (D) | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Albert Vandijck lived in Neeroeteren, Belgian Limburg. Originally buried in a mass grave in Gangelt (D). Last resting place: Unknown. [1][2] u-01-02 |
| Vliexs,
Huberta Leonie Maria Bertha | ∗ 1923-01-06 Amby † 1944-09-11 Opglabbeek (B) | - Women in the resistance - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Amby - 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, … u-01-02 |
| Vliexs,
Marie Hubertina Theodora Pia | ∗ 1920-05-18 Maastricht † 1944-09-11 Opglabbeek (B) | - Women in the resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Secret Army (B) - Amby - Belgium - 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 … u-01-02 |
| Wolfs,
Jean Martin August Jean | ∗ 1923-06-20 Maaseik † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - 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 u-01-02 |
| Wolfs,
Jules Leopold August Jules | ∗ 1923-04-29 Maaseik † 1944-09-12 Heer | - Belgium - Secret Army (B) - Heer - 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 u-01-02 |