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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 Bogey of Venlo. In mid-August 1943, a certain Johan Berendsen joined the municipal police of Venlo. He later commanded the Labour Control Service AKD (German: Arbeitskontrolldienst,), a gang of former camp guards, with the task of hunting down people in hiding. Berendsen thus acquired the nickname the bogey of Venlo. They also went hunting in the surrounding towns.
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| Berendsen,
Johan | ∗ 1912-09-02 Avereest † 1947-05-02 Vught | - Police - NSB - War Criminals - Venlo - Photo from the criminal file in the National Archives: Johan Berendsen in early September 1944. Johan Berendsen was a Dutch war criminal known as “the terror of Venlo. [1] |
| Berger,
Alfons Reinoud Fons | ∗ 1925-05-01 Venlo † 1945-01-22 Neuengamme | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Couriers of the Resistance - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Venlo - Fons Berger was the eldest son of the mayor of Venlo, who stepped down in 1941, and attended the gymnasium Sint-Thomas College there. He became a district courier for the L.O. in Venlo, wall: right, row 28-02 |
| Bilsen,
van Franciscus Jacobus Karolus Frans | ∗ 1911-01-25 Ginneken & Bavel † 1944-01-19 Venlo | - Police - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ondergrondse pers - Venlo - Photo: collection of the Van Bilsen family [2] Frans van Bilsen was chief of the Ginniken police in 1940. [1#2][2] During the occupation, he became a … u-01-02 |
| Boekhold,
van Wilhelmus Franciscus Theodorus Wiel “Wien” | ∗ 1917-11-15 Venlo † 1990-03-26 Velden | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Dutch Soldiers - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Survivors - Venlo - The photo at the side can be found at Omroep Venlo, among other places. [1] The birthplace of Wiel van Boekhold is Venlo. [2.1] But on Geni.com, they say Venray. [2.2] … t- |
| Coehorst,
Frans Gerard Marie Joseph Frans, “Van Aken” | ∗ 1925-09-22 Venlo † 1944-11-01 Zwickau | - Couriers of the Resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Forced Labor - Venlo - The 18-year-old Frans Coehorst was asked by Hendrikx after his graduation from high school to work for him as a courier in the Limburg district and … wall: right, row 27-04 |
| Couperus,
Otto | ∗ 1898-10-29 Hüls | - Police - NSB - War Criminals - Survivors - Venlo - Picture: beeldbankwo2.nl [1] Otto Couperus became a police inspector and, during the war, also an SS officer. He began his career in Rotterdam, at the notorious … |
| Dael,
Jean Marie Jan | ∗ 1909-01-01 Venlo † 1945-03-09 Mauthausen | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Venlo - Jan Dael was, among other things, a hotel clerk, a driver, and a cook before finally finding his vocation in the bookstore and library De Boemerang on Geldersepoort. He was the father of six … wall: right, row 27-05 |
| Dael,
Leopold Franciscus Leo | ∗ 1907-09-12 Venlo † 1945-03-01 Mauthausen | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Venlo - Leo Dael was a trained car mechanic. Before his marriage to Henriette Hostermans, he was given a car by his father to start his own cab service. Leo and Henriette had four children between 1929 … wall: right, row 28-01 |
| Driessen,
Martin Hubertus Martin | ∗ 1922-10-01 Blerick † 1945-01-22 KZ Neuengamme, Bergedorf | - Forced Labor - People in hiding - Venlo - Photo: vriendenkringneuengamme.nl [7] → According to his death certificate [1], Martin Driessen was a machine fitter. But according to the records from Amersfoort (Police Transit … |
| Enckevort,
van Pieter Gerard Grad | ∗ 1904-01-07 Sevenum † 1971-10-03 Sevenum | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Survivors - Venlo - The photo opposite is a detail from a group photo of the LO leadership in Limburg, taken in August 1944 (LO Limburg). It … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
| Ex,
Karel Paul Maria Karel “Godfried” | ∗ 1923-07-08 Venlo † 1999-01-14 Amsterdam | - Students - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Venlo - Karel Ex was studying law in Nijmegen when the German army invaded the Netherlands, but he was still living with his parents at Goltziusstraat 44 in Venlo. … Carla Drukker, a … t- |
| Gijsbers,
Jan Frederik Jan | ∗ 1912-08-21 Eibergen † 2003-06-05 Pretoria (SA) | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Survivors - Venlo - He has distinguished himself by courageous conduct in combat against the enemy in mid-1941 until he was ordered at the end of September 1944 to cross the lines into liberated … t- |
| Hendrikx,
Johannes Jacobus Jan “Ambrosius” | ∗ 1917-02-02 Venlo † 1945-05-03 Oranienburg, KZ Sachsenhausen | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Aid to Jews - Peace Carillon - Venlo - Jan Hendrikx studied in Nijmegen and was involved in student resistance there before returning to Venlo and becoming a teacher. [1], p. 576 In 1940, J.J. Hendrikx … wall: right, row 28-04 |
| Holla,
Johannes Hendrikus Hubertus Harry “Ford” | ∗ 1902-06-03 Arcen † 1945-01-07 KZ Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - Venlo - Harry Holla was co-owner of a car paint shop in Venlo, local contact person for the people in hiding ("divers’ chief") of the … wall: right, row 28-03 |
| Jans,
Jacobus Rudolf Lambertus Jacob | ∗ 1874-11-30 Surabaya † 1963-12-07 Venlo | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Survivors - Venlo - Generaal-majoor Jacob Jans ging in 1938 met pensioen, maar werd tijdens de bezetting weer actief. [1] Cammaert schrijft: Venlo, beroepsofficier. Gaf sedert 1941 leiding aan … t- |
| Jans,
Katie | ∗ 1923-07-24 Venlo † 1945-01-06 Venlo | - Couriers of the Resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Women in the resistance - Venlo - Katie Jans did messenger work for the LO. In Venlo, the local LO and OD groups worked well together, as in most places in North Limburg. She was a daughter of reserve Major General wall: right, row 29-01 |
| Jans,
Leo | ∗ 1918-05-09 Tegelen † 2016-09-23 Lanaken | - Dutch Soldiers - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Intelligence - BS (Domestic Forces) - Survivors - Venlo - He has distinguished himself by performing courageous and tactful deeds in combat against the enemy, serving as commander of the troop detachment of the Staff of Area 19 (Limburg) … t- |
| Jong,
de Hendrik Roelof Henk | ∗ 1911-10-20 Wijmbretseradeel † 1945-02-12 Haarlem | - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - Aid to Jews - NV - The clergy - People in hiding - Venlo - In 1940, Hendrik Roelof de Jong was appointed pastor of the Reformed Church in Venlo. He was co-editor of the illegal newspaper Trouw and a collaborator of the Nationaal Steun Fonds (National … wall: right, row 28-05 |
| Meijer,
Hendrikus Jozef Henry /Harry | ∗ 1920-10-06 Borne † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Ondergrondse pers - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Students - Couriers of the Resistance - Venlo - The resistance activities of Harry Meijer, a student, teacher of classical languages and courier, in whose parental home couriers from the ten L.O. districts of Limburg regularly … wall: right, row 29-03 |
| Meiler,
Max Piet van Kempen, oom Willem | ∗ 1893-06-12 Nijmegen † 1945-03-12 Neuengamme | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Jews in resistance - Aid to Jews - Venlo - Max Meiler was a trained electrical technician, but a merchant by profession. He was a contact man in Venlo for the district leader Ambrosius [1]. At … u-01-02 |
| Meulendijks,
Johannes pater Christofoor | ∗ 1895-11-16 Asten † 1945-03-10 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Venlo - Valkenburg - Father Christofoor was a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts [1] (ss.cc.). He lived in the cloister on the Cauberg in Valkenburg. After vicar wall: right, row 29-02 |
| Meyers,
Lambert P.Ch. Lambèr | ∗ 1924-11-22 Venlo † 1997-11-01 Venlo | - Students - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Venlo - The photo at the right shows Lambert Meijers as a scout (archive of Marianne Meijers) [1]. The source of the photo below is his In Memoriam card. [2] Lambert Meijers and Paul Ex … t- |
| Naus,
Jacobus Johannes Jac “Van Doorn” | ∗ 1913-12-31 Egchel (Helden) † 1945-04-15 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - People in hiding - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Peace Carillon - Venlo - On June 6, 1939, Jac Naus was appointed vicar in the parish of St. Martinus in Venlo. There, together with Ambrosius and his colleague wall: right, row 29-04 |
| Omloo,
Alphons Marie Lambert Fons | ∗ 1898-05-23 Echt † 1965-03-08 Horn | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Venlo - Alphons Marie Lambert Omloo was called Fons. [1] On February 8, 1944, J.H. Scheeres, who was in hiding, was arrested. He was apparently in possession of a note from |
| Oppen,
van Jules Louis Antoine Jules | ∗ 1882-05-10 Maastricht † 1943-02-16 Vught | - Initial resistance - The clergy - Venlo - Dean Jules van Oppen was the first clergyman in Venlo and all of Limburg to pay for his resistance with death. After the German invasion on May 10, 1940, he opposed the German films that were shown … wall: right, row 30-04 |
| Pollaert,
Henricus Hubertus Harry | ∗ 1907-03-06 Heer † 1986-03-20 Venlo | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Survivors - Venlo - Cammaert writes about him in a summary: Venlo and elsewhere, police detective. Resistance pioneer. Became involved in helping Jews and was affiliated with the O.D. Since the … t- |
| Russel,
Frans Joseph Karel Joe “Kobus“ | ∗ 1922-05-07 Venlo † 1992-06-12 Nijmegen | - Students - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - “Aussenministerium” - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Venlo - Tegelen - The Joe Russel archive, which can now be found on verzetsmuseum.org, shows that Joe Russel was studying classical languages in Nijmegen when the war broke out. [1] Cammaert wrote: t- |
| Soest,
van Jan | ∗ 1919-12-08 Kruiningen † 1945-03-15 KZ Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg | - Students - People in hiding - Venlo - Jan van Soest, notary student, had gone into hiding at his parents’ on Stalbergweg 36 in Venlo. [1] There is a form in his file at the OGS that was filled out by his mother. She writes that … wall: right, row 30-01 |
| Soest,
van Wilhelmus Willem | ∗ 1883-05-11 ’s-Gravendeel † 1945-02-23 Bergen-Belsen | - Venlo - According to Erelijst [1], Willem van Soest was a member of the resistance. We have not yet found any further information about him, except that he was arrested at home, 36 Venlo/Stalbergweg, … wall: right, row 29-05 |
| Soree,
Hubertina Bertha | ∗ 1906-06-04 Venlo † 1944-11-03 Venlo | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Couriers of the Resistance - Women in the resistance - Venlo - In the Venlo Book of the Dead (see link below, historie.venlo.nl), Hay Goertz writes about Hubertina Johanna Elisabeth Soree: “During the war, Bertha was active in the resistance in Venlo, where … wall: right, row 30-02 |
| Theelen,
Johannes Jozef Jan “Nicolaas” | ∗ 1919-12-21 Velden † 1956-01-09 Ede | - Police - Initial resistance - Local contacts - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Arcen en Velden - Venlo - Jan Theelen was born in Velden on December 21, 1919, a Sunday. Unless otherwise stated, this and the following data are taken from the article De oorlog die Jan Theelen … t- |
| Vallen,
Stephanus Hubertus | ∗ 1901-03-11 Rothem, B † 1943-05-02 Neuengamme | - Venlo - Communists & Sympathizers - Ondergrondse pers - He was a mason and an acquaintance of Lubbert Bos. Distributor of the party newspaper De Vonk [1] Last address: Maasschriksel 13, Venlo, … wall: middel, row 24 |
| Wolters,
Oscar Wilhelmus Laurentius Oscar | ∗ 1914-12-20 Venlo † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Students - Pilots’ helpers - Intelligence - Venlo - The medical student Oscar Wolters was participant in the resistance under the pseudonyms Doctor O. de Blécourt when he had to examine people and Otto Weber as a truck driver when he had to drive … wall: right, row 30-03 |