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Limburg 1940-1945,
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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
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Beunen,
Hubertus Bèr | ∗ 1917-01-01 Ohé en Laak † 1945-01-18 Echt | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Civil Servants - Echt - Civil servant / member of the resistance. Shot by the Germans on January 18, 1945 during the liberation in connection with the support of the Allies. [1] Buried: Catholic cemetery in … u-01-02 |
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 |
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 |
Korrel,
Harry | ∗ 1896-05-18 Echt † 1944-01-25 Echt | - Echt - In the early morning of Jan. 25, 1944, a number of hostages were arrested at Echt in retaliation for the attack on the NSB member Nizet. When Mr. H.J. Korrel was arrested, he was … wall: left, row 06-04 |
Peters,
Jan Mathijs Jan | ∗ 1908-10-11 Echt † 1962-01-25 Sittard | - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Intelligence - BS (Domestic Forces) - Survivors - Echt - The picture on the right is from parlement.com [1] On July 1, 1936, Jan Peters was appointed principal of the Catholic boys’ school in Roosteren. During the war … 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 |
Vries,
de Douwe Hans | ∗ 1920-03-17 Zevenhuizen † 1947-09-13 Haulerwijk | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Echt - Police - Douwe de Vries was a policeman, he belonged to the LO and the KP in Echt. Died after the liberation, partly as a result of his resistance work. [1] In the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, where … u-01-02 |