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1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg

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Liberated: 1945-01-18

All the fallen resistance people in Limburg

Echt – 6 pers.

Beunen,
Hubertus / Hendrikus?
Bèr
∗ 1917-01-01
Ohé en Laak
† 1945-01-18
Echt
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ambtenaren - 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.  …

This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.04-02
Goossens,
Emile Antoon Felix
Emile
∗ 1903-01-21
Venlo
† 0000-00-00
Bergen-Belsen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Echt - The clergy - People in hiding -

Emile Goossens was a vicar in Echt 1936-1945. For allied pilots, Jewish fellow citizens and resistance fighters in hiding, he set up escape routes as far away as Belgium and northern France.
wall: left, row 07-01
Knops,
Hubert Maria
∗ 1888-08-05
Heerlen
† 1944-04-23
Echt
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Echt -

Parish priest of Koningsbosch, municipality of Echt. Arrested 29 February 1944 for helping people in hiding.R.C. Cemetery at Koningsbosch, grave opposite entrance middle …

This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.04-18
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
Verdonschot,
Leonardus Mattheus
Leo
∗ 1916-07-24
Weert
† 1945-03-02
Bergen-Belsen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Echt - The clergy -

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 …


This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-12