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

Maasbree

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Bree or Maasbree lies to the west of the Maas river, not far from Venlo. Until October 1, 1940, the municipality of Maasbree also included Blerick, which has since become part of Venlo. For the resistance in Venlo, Maasbree was part of the agricultural hinterland where people could be hidden, the so called onderduikers or divers.


Liberated: 1944-11-18

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See also Between Maas and Peel

The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Maasbree – 1 pers.

Timmermans,
Antonius Gerardus
Antoon
∗ 1923-07-25
Maasbree
† 1945-04-06
Buchenwald
- Initial resistance - Maasbree -

The almost 18-year-old farmer’s son Antoon Timmermans was living with his parents in Maasbree when he was arrested, presumably on July 1, 1941, according to the NIOD. [1] His father wrote …

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