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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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| Bakker,
Johan | ∗ 1877-12-26 Den Helder † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ordedienst (O.D.) - The Erelijst 1940-1945 (honor roll of the Dutch parliament) [1] lists him as a businessman; the oorlogsgravenstichting.nl, the Dutch foundation for war graves [5] is more precise: gasket … u-01-02 |
| Bartels,
M.C.M.H. Michel | ∗ 1902-03-29 Venlo † 1979-05-10 Maastricht | - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Intelligence - Survivors - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Dates of birth and death of Michel Bartels can be found on his In Memoriam card in the Historisch Centrum Limburg. [1] Already in 1940, civil servants and especially former soldiers … t- |
| 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- |
| Boer,
de Willem | ∗ 1908-07-16 Amsterdam † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Willem de Boer was a commercial agent and kept radio contact with England [1]. According to the Dodenboek Oranjehotel (Book of the Dead) [7] he was a member of the O.G.-group Naarden-Bussum, but … u-01-02 |
| Bongaerts,
Charles Marie Hubert Joseph Charles | ∗ 1909-08-07 Venlo † 1944-11-23 KZ Ladelund, KZ Neuengamme | - Police - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Netwerk Bongaerts - Initial resistance - Heerlen - Married to Trees (Theresa) Dahmen. In 1940 Charles was a reserve officer in the Dutch army and during the five day battle of the Netherlands he fought on the so called “Grebbenberg Line”, that … wall: left, row 16-01 |
| Bos,
Louis | ∗ 1924-11-10 Helden † 1944-09-25 Neerkant Liessel | - Helden - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Dutch Soldiers - People in hiding - Louis Bos lived in Helden [1]. Son of the farmers Wilhelmus Bos and Anna Elisabeth Wolters. Unmarried. Farmer. Roman Catholic. [2] The person in question was in … u-01-02 |
| Bosch,
ten Berend | ∗ 1893-03-26 Charlois † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Berend ten Bosch was an electrical engineer and co-founder of the OD
… u-01-02 |
| Bouman,
Martinus Antonius Marie Martin “Bob” | ∗ 1899-05-05 Gouda † 1943-05-02 Wellerlooi | - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - April-Mei-stakingen, 1943 - Crisis Controle Dienst (CCD) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Roermond - Before WWII, Bob Bouman was an officer in the Dutch Colonial Army NIL. [1] After six years in the tropics, he and his family returned to the Netherlands. Here the disease … wall: right, row 04-04 |
| Buikes,
Jacobus Johannes Hendrikus Jacob | ∗ 1903-02-22 Den Haag † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Before the war, Jacob Buikes was a sergeant-airplane mechanic in the Royal Dutch Navy. Shortly after the surrender he was put on wachtgeld and subsequently joined an … u-01-02 |
| Dewez,
Wilhelm Joseph “Jules” | ∗ 1901-04-03 Eschweiler † 1960-11-06 Utrecht | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Roermond - Photo: Rolduc yearbook, year 25, 1946 [1] Jules Dewez’s private archive (size: 1.5 meters) is now in the Social History Center for Limburg (SHCL), provided with the following brief … t- |
| Fonteijn,
Mathias Andreas Mathieu | ∗ 1917-07-11 Vlodrop † 1945-03-01 Roermond | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - BS (Domestic Forces) - Roermond - Mathieu Fonteijn lived in Roermond. [1#6] He was a member of the OD, later of the N.B.S. (Dutch Domestic Forces) Comp. Roermond. In January and February 1945, the Germans … wall: right, row 05-03 |
| Frantzen,
Josephus Wilhelmus Hubertus Sef | ∗ 1911-04-07 Maastricht † 1994-07-04 | - Civil Servants - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Maastricht - Swalmen - Birth certificate 12.059-70 Maastricht, Limburg Civil Registry. [1] Sef Frantzen was a brother of Leon Frantzen in Horn, with whom he … 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- |
| Groot,
Simon Petrus Simon “Jan” | ∗ 1924-05-15 Alkmaar † 1944-09-20 Sevenum | - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Sevenum - Simon Petrus Groot was an office worker. The farm Rust Roest of the Groot family in Sevenum was a stronghold of resistance activities during the war. His cousin, also named Simon, was the … wall: right, row 14-03 |
| Grootheest,
van Gerard Catharinus Gerard | ∗ 1918-10-12 Utrecht † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Students - Ondergrondse pers - Gerard van Grootheest was the local leader of the Amersfoort chemical service [7] and a student of indology at the RU in Utrecht [4]. He distributed banned printed matter and supported … u-01-02 |
| Henderson,
Franciscus Hubertus Antonius Frans | ∗ 1881-12-26 Maastricht † 1943-11-22 kamp Vught | - Maastricht - Meerssen - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Frans Henderson’s father was a NCO in the 2nd Infantry Regiment in Maastricht. [1#1] Frans married Maria Francisca Geertsen on August 17, 1907 in Nijmegen [2]. The family moved to … u-01-02 |
| Hoof,
van Jan Jozef Lambert Redder van de Waalbrug | ∗ 1922-08-07 Nijmegen † 1944-09-19 Nijmegen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Nijmegen - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Limburg + - BS (Domestic Forces) - On September 19, 1944, Jan van Hoof guided an Allied reconnaissance vehicle through the city. On the Nieuwe Markt - today’s Joris Ivensplein - the vehicle was shot on fire. Jan van Hoof … u-01-02 |
| Huurman,
Tijmen Bastiaan Tijmen | ∗ 1891-02-14 Groningen † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Photo: Books of the Dead, Oranjehotel [13] Tijmen Bastiaan Huurman was an engineer at Kondor and a first lieutenant in the reserves [1] The following information about his military career … u-01-02 |
| 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- |
| Kessen,
Antonius Hubertus Marie Cornelis Antoine | ∗ 1904-10-25 Maastricht † 1960-06-12 Leiden | - Civil Servants - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Intelligence - Survivors - Maastricht - Nadat Antoine Kessen het gemeentelijk gymnasium in zijn geboorteplaats had doorlopen, legde hij in 1926 aan de Universiteit van Leuven cum laude het licentiaatsexamen in de … t- |
| Laak,
van der Nicolaas Antonius | ∗ 1908-08-10 Soerabaja † 1945-02-06 Sittard | - Sittard - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Nicolaas Antonius van der Laak was a mechanical engineer [6], manager and member of the resistance. [5] He died due to the privations he suffered. [1#3] His wife writes about … u-01-02 |
| Lopes de Leaô Laguna,
Jacob | ∗ 1901-10-21 Amsterdam † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Intelligence - Initial resistance - Jews in resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Jacob Lopes de Leaô Laguna was a factory manager and a reserve captain. He was one of the many demobilized Dutch soldiers who, after the surrender on May 10, 1940, would not and could not comply … u-01-02 |
| Mennen,
Johannes Joseph Jan | ∗ 1918-10-13 Roggel † 1944-09-27 Roggel | - Roggel - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Jan Mennen was a baker. The memorial plaque [1] at the monument in Roggel reads: This monument was erected in memory of the resistance fighters wall: right, row 11-04 |
| Miché,
Bernardus Marcus Bernard | ∗ 1887-07-30 Utrecht † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Ondergrondse pers - Photo: Linotype typesetting machine, Wikimedia → → … u-01-02 |
| Molenaar,
Franciscus Johannes | ∗ 1901-08-23 Den Haag † 1978-10-30 Den Haag | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Netwerk Bongaerts - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Heerlen - The above information and the death notice on the right are from geni.com. Click on the link under it to see it in full resolution. The accompanying text reads: Molenaar … t- |
| Muis,
Johannes Petrus Nicolaas Jan | ∗ 1914-08-28 Venray † 1944-09-26 Roggel | - Roggel - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Jan Muis graduated from the Gymnasium I.C. of the Franciscans in Venray in 1928 and then attended the Kweekschool (teacher education) Kleine Beek in Venlo. On March 1, 1936, he became a teacher at … wall: right, row 11-05 |
| Nicolas,
Carolus Maria Joseph Antonius Franciscus Charles | ∗ 1895-03-24 Roermond † 1990-08-07 Beesel | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Intelligence - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Heerlen - The above information on the birth and death of Charles Nicolas can be found on geni.com [1] Charles Nicolas had already had a career as a professional soldier and … t- |
| Nies,
Frans Josef Peter Frans “Peters” | ∗ 1913-04-14 Weert † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Weert - Frans Nies was a funeral director [1] and carpenter. At the beginning of the occupation he held a leading position in the Jonge Wacht (Young Guard) and was leader of the Katholieke Jonge … wall: right, row 36-04 |
| 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- |
| Plitscher,
Christiaan Chris | ∗ 1907-09-15 Susteren † 1944-11-11 Wassenberg, D | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Susteren - Chris was a shunter at the railroad company. “In Susteren, the same people worked for both the O.D. and the L.O.. At first wall: right, row 20-05 |
| 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- |
| Quint,
Johannes Wilhelmus Wim | ∗ 1910-09-18 Lithoijen † 1978-08-10 Berg & Terblijt | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Civil Servants - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Netwerk Bongaerts - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Heerlen - Brunssum - Berg en Terblijt - On the occasion of his copper jubilee as mayor of Brunssum, the Nieuwe Limburg wrote on May 30, 1959: “After high school he attended the school for reserve officers of the … t- |
| Reulen,
Albert Bèr | ∗ 1916-11-12 Roermond † 1944-06-10 Overveen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Roermond - Albert Reulen was a butcher and factory worker, involved in the resistance groups Ordedienst (OD), Landelijke Organisatie voor Hulp aan Onderduikers (LO) and the KP (knokploegen, armed … wall: right, row 09-05 |
| Saive,
Jozef “Jeu” | ∗ 1924-04-23 Vaals † 1945-03-20 Vaals | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Vaals - Dutch Soldiers - BS (Domestic Forces) - Photo: detail of the monument dedicated to Jeu Saive on the Belgian border in the Vijlenerbos or Schimperbos. ( u-01-02 |
| Schuijl,
Pieter Johannes Pieter | ∗ 1886-02-28 Utrecht † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Pieter Schuijl was a retired civil servant [5]. On October 16, 1941, he was arrested in Harderwijk [1] and taken to the Oranjehotel. [2] He was sentenced to death at the OD trial in Maastricht [3] … u-01-02 |
| Sickenga,
Jacob Jaap | ∗ 1918-07-14 Haarlem † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Students - Jaap Sickenga was a student of the Dutch language, a poet and a Dutch resistance fighter in the Ordedienst during the Second World War. He and his friend Hans Zomer [1], who had returned … u-01-02 |
| Simmelink,
Karel Herman Hendrik Karel “Jan v.d. Plas” | ∗ 1916-10-24 Zevenaar † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ordedienst (O.D.) - People in hiding - Haelen - Karel Simmelink was a primary school teacher [1#1] at the Paredis School in Roermond. [2] Joseph Johannes Wilhelmus Simmelink, Karel’s father, was headmaster of the same … wall: left, row 12-04 |
| Smidt,
Alex Klaas Lex | ∗ 1914-11-22 Diepenveen † 1942-05-11 Sachsenhausen | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Maastricht - Photo: Book of the Dead 3, Oranjehotel Foundation [2]. Lex Smidt was a member of the rugby club ’t Gooi since November 1940. On its website [1] it is stated that he served as … u-01-02 |
| Smink,
Harmen | ∗ 1919-11-26 Harderwijk † 1942-05-11 Sachsenhausen | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ondergrondse pers - Intelligence - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Maastricht - The source of the text below is mostly the English version of Traces of War. [1] The photograph is from the Death Book of the Orange Hotel. [4] Harmen Smink did his military service as … u-01-02 |
| Smit,
Daniel Johan Daniel | ∗ 1909-11-14 Haarlem † 1942-05-11 Sachsenhausen | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Maastricht - Daniel Smit worked at the construction company Kondor. [3] He was arrested in September 1941 and spent about eight months in the Oranjehotel before being taken to Maastricht, sentenced to death … u-01-02 |
| Smits,
Gerard Frank Frank | ∗ 1919-08-29 Heerlen † 1944-04-04 Utrecht | - Initial resistance - Hulsberg - Students - Ordedienst (O.D.) - During the mobilization he was a cornet (= ensign) in the mounted artillery. Later, as a law student, he refused to sign the declaration of loyalty to the Germans and joined the resistance … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, row 24-04 |
| Stad,
van der Nicolaas Johan Nicolaas | ∗ 1890-02-07 Nijmegen † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Ondergrondse pers - Cellist, muziekleraar, directeur Muziek Lyceum Amsterdam en Nijmeegsche Volksmuzieschool. Oprichter O.D. en Parool in Nijmegen. Zat in de landelijke OD-top. gearresteerd op 4 oktober 1941. … u-01-02 |
| Stoffels,
Marcel Elbert Jozef Marie Marcel “Starkenborg” | ∗ 1914-06-27 Brunssum † 1944-08-11 Vught | - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Pilots’ helpers - Brunssum - Roermond - Marcel Stoffels was an employee in an office. After a period of resistance activities in Apeldoorn, he went into hiding in Roermond when the members of the Dutch army were to be taken prisoner of … wall: left, row 06-02 |
| 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- |
| Tobben,
Hendrikus Hubertus Harrie | ∗ 1917-08-24 Heerlen † 1945-03-15 Hameln (D | - Ondergrondse pers - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Police - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Intelligence - Netwerk Bongaerts - Peace Carillon - Heerlen - Harrie - Harry --> Tobben was a former soldier and after his demobilization by the Germans in 1940 member of the mine police. Was involved, among other things, in acts of sabotage in the … wall: left, row 19-05 |
| Veerman,
Christiaan Jacobus Christiaan “Lou” | ∗ 1887-07-27 Kesteren † 1945-01-17 Siegburg (D) | - Ondergrondse pers - Geleen - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Forced Labor - Former soldier and after his demobilization overseer in the state mine Maurits in Geleen. He was in contact with the OD group in Heerlen and Charles … wall: left, row 09-05 |
| Verbruggen,
Franciscus Wilhelmus Gerardus Hendricus Frans | ∗ 1914-01-25 Roermond † 1977-12-01 Sint Odiliënberg | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Roermond - Cammaert writes in his introduction about Frans Verbruggen: Roermond, administrator sanatorium “Hornerheide”. Was affiliated with the O.D. and made himself especially … t- |
| Voncken,
Willem Louis Willem | ∗ 1889-02-19 Maastricht † 1942-05-03 Sachsenhausen | - Ordedienst (O.D.) - OD trial of Maastricht - Maastricht - Initial resistance - Willem Voncken completed the secondary school Bisschoppelijk College in Roermond. This was followed by military officer training at the KMA (Royal Military Academy) in Breda. At the start of the … u-01-02 |
| Woudt,
van ’t Cornelis | ∗ 1897-12-16 Overschie † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Intelligence - Cornelis Johannes IJsbrand van ’t Woudt was a captain in the coastal artillery. He was arrested for espionage on September 24, 1941 - sat in the "Oranjehotel", cell 640 until March 30 - … u-01-02 |
| Zomer,
Johannes J. Hans | ∗ 1920-11-06 Probolinggo † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - Engelandvaarders - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Students - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - en u-01-02 |