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

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On March 13, 1943, the Loyaliteitsverklaring (Declaration of Loyalty) was introduced, and students had until April 10 to sign it. Those who did not sign were no longer allowed to attend lectures. The male refusers were also called up to work in Germany. 86% of students refused to sign this declaration. The result was a sudden increase in the number of young men who wanted into hiding. Some of them joined the resistance. Many students from Limburg studied at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, such as the regional LO chief, Jan Hendrikx from Venlo. This is one of the reasons for the close relations between Nijmegen and the LO province of Limburg. See more on this topic The outskirts of Limburg
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In the woods near Helden, students in hiding took part in the experiment of a military training camp for people in hiding.

All the fallen resistance people in Limburg

Studenten – 34 pers.

Berden,
Sylvester
∗ 1919-09-02
Den Haag
† 1944-11-07
Kessel
- Underground Press - Studenten - People in hiding - Heel-Panheel - Intelligence -

Sylvester Willem Jerome Maria Martin Berden was a law student and during the German invasion he was a drafted sergeant at the Grebbeberg. See funeral card [1] and …
wall: left, row 13-02
Bloemgarten,
Rudolf
∗ 1920-05-07
Maastricht
† 1943-07-01
Bloemendaal
- Underground Press - Jews in resistance - Studenten - Maastricht -

Rudi Bloemgarten was born in Maastricht [1], lived as a child in Schaarbeek ( region of Brussels) from 1924 to 1933 and then in Amsterdam, where he studied medicine during the …


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Driessen,
Hendrik Gijsbert
Harry
∗ 1921-11-11
Horst
† 1944-09-06
Ravenstein?
- Studenten - Horst - Underground Press - Zwarte Plak -

Horst also did not escape the terror of the commando Berendsen of the AKD. They hunted down people in …
wall: left, row 23-01
Grootheest, van
Gerard Catharinus
Gerard
∗ 1918-10-12
Utrecht
† 1942-05-11
Oranienburg
- OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten - Underground Press -

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 …


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Gubbels,
André
Leon Serra
∗ 1921-05-26
(Bergen (L)
† 1944-08-11
Kamp Vught
- Underground Press - Studenten - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Arcen en Velden -

André Lambert Henri Marie Gubbels was a student who played an important role in the founding of the Raad van Verzet (Resistance Council) in Limburg. He also participated in resistance …
wall: left, row 02-02
Hamers,
Hubert Joseph Dyonisius
Huub
∗ 1921-04-16
Simpelveld
† 1944-12-29
KZ Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg
- Studenten - Forced Labor - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Underground Press - Simpelveld -

Huub Hamers from Simpelveld was the eldest son of the child-rich entrepreneurial family Hamers-Beckers, who ran a wholesale trade in colonial goods with a warehouse in the …
wall: right, row 16-04
Hermans,
Guus
∗ 1922-06-13
, Weert
† 1944-09-02
KZ Sachsenhausen
- Studenten - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Weert - People in hiding -

Henri Marie Auguste (Guus) Hermans refused to sign the declaration of loyalty which was obligatory for students and therefore had to go to Germany as a forced laborer. But “he was the first in …

wall: right, row 37-02
Hilten, van
Antoon Gerrit Guillaume
Tom
∗ 1923-11-09
Geleen
† 1945-02-24
Neuengamme
- Geleen - Forced Labor - Studenten - Unorganized resistance -

Tom van Hilten was a student [1#1] and an office worker. [1#3]
He had evaded mandatory labor service in Germany, but was picked up in a raid in 1942 or 1943 and taken …
wall: left, row 10-01
Hoes,
Gerardus Adrianus
Geert
∗ 1919-02-10
Tilburg
† 1945-02-09
Neuengamme
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ambtenaren - Studenten - Limburg + - Nijmegen - Elst -

Geert Hoes was one of the pioneers of LO-Elst and belonged to a group consisting mainly of municipal officials, including Hendrik Kammeraat,

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Hövell tot Westerflier, van
Jozef
van Veen
∗ 1919-01-12
Maastricht
† 1945-01-04
Meppen (sub. Neuengamme)
- Maastricht - Nijmegen - Studenten -

Full name: Jozef Felix Henri Marie baron van Hövell van Wezeveld en Westerflier. He was a conscript and attended pilot training in Rotterdam until his demobilization by the Germans. For his …


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Jansen,
Willem Hendrik Marie
Wim
∗ 1922-05-13
Vierlingsbeek
† 1945-02-25
Buchenwald
- People in hiding - Studenten - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Limburg + -

Vierlingsbeek At the age of 21, district leader of the LO in Vierlingsbeek after his predecessor Gerard Smals had to go into hiding in Nijmegen in January 1944. Thanks to his organizational …

This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-03
Kerres,
Hub.
∗ 1924-06-30
Kerkrade
† 1944-08-30
Buchenwald
- Engelandvaarders - Studenten - Kerkrade -

The student Hubert Joseph Kerres lived in Kerkrade. His father Mathias came from the German-speaking Eynatten near Eupen, which is now Belgian again, mother Maria Hubertina from Horbach, from …

wall: middel, row 13-02
Lansdorp,
Loek
Charles v.d. Heuvel
∗ 1921-07-15
Semarang
† 1944-09-05
Arnhem
- Underground Press - Studenten - Limburg + - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Zwarte Plak -

Louis Albert (Luke) Lansdorp had studied at the Economische Hogeschool in Tilburg. He then joined the RVV group in Deurne, presumably because he had refused to sign the declaration of loyalty and …


This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-07
Loogman,
Jan
∗ 1922-03-12
Venray
† 1944-01-28
AEL Großbeeren, Kr. Teltow
- Studenten - Forced Labor - Venray -

The father of Johannes Adrianus Loogman was one of the 460 Dutch personalities held hostage by the Germans in Sint Michielsgestel at the beginning of the occupation. Jan went to study in Amsterdam …

wall: right, row 31-04
Maassen,
Armand Guillaume Henri
Armand
∗ 1920-01-03
Maastricht
† 1943-02-10
Leusden
- Engelandvaarders - Maastricht - Studenten -

The student Armand Maassen was a sailor in the Roal Dutch Navy until his demobilization by the Germans. [1]
In September 1941, he crossed by canoe to England, where he …

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Meijer,
Johan Coenraad
Jan
∗ 1919-09-05
Tandjong Pandang, Bi
† 1942-05-11
Oranienburg
- OD trial of Maastricht - Intelligence - Initial resistance - Studenten -

Jan Meijer was born in Tandjong Pandang, Billiton, in what is now Indonesia.[1] During mobilization he was an officer candidate in the Dutch navy with the rank of corporal, and …

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Moormann,
Julius Ferdinand
Jules
∗ 1924-04-12
Nijmegen
† 1944-05-17
??
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Studenten - Limburg + -

During a failed liquidation attempt on April 14, 1944, Julius Ferdinand Moormann was arrested and George Muskens killed. …

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Muskens,
George
Arts
∗ 1923-07-02
Maastricht
† 1944-04-14
Arnhem
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Studenten - Maastricht -

George Muskens (Gregorius Johannes Arnoldus Maria Muskens) was a trainee sculptor. He was a member of the Nijmegen Knokploeg (armed unit) . [1][3]
In a failed liquidation attempt on …


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Nieuwland,
Carlos M.
∗ 1923-07-30
Fort de Kock, NOI
† 1944-02-24
Buchenwald
- Engelandvaarders - Studenten - Venray -

Fort de Kock is the old name for Bukittinggi in Indonesia. Carlos’ father was an officer in the KNIL, the colonial army in what was then the Dutch East Indies. Carlos attended the IC high school …

wall: right, row 32-02
Nijst,
Charles Joseph
∗ 1916-03-05
Kerkrade
† 1944-01-18
AEL Groß-Beeren, Kreis Teltow
- Studenten - Forced Labor - Initial resistance - Valkenburg - Underground Press -

Charles Nijst was a student at the Katholieke Economische Hogeschool (Catholic College of Economics) in Tilburg. [1]
The no longer existing weekly newspaper Het Land van …
More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg
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Oljans,
Wicher
∗ 1922-07-03
Beilen
† 1944-12-26
Elmpt
- People in hiding - Studenten - Roermond - Unorganized resistance -

Student MTS (Middelbare Technische School) [1#4].
Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl [8] calls him a “member of the resistance”. Maybe that was more than setting up the hiding place …

wall: right, row 09-03
Oudenhoven,
Henny /Hendrik
∗ 1924-02-11
Venray
† 1945-05-03
Duitsland
- Studenten - Venray - Limburg + -

Henricus Antonius. Arrested on June 27, 1944 in Vierlingsbeek. He seems to have been friends with Arie van den Munckhof, who was one year older, …
wall: right, row 32-03
Pereira,
Marinus Johannes
Rinus
∗ 1918-09-27
Den Haag
† 1944-08-30
Belfeld
- People in hiding - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Reuver -

In the spring of 1944, a combat group (K.P.) Reuver was formed by B. Verstappen. Other members were J.H. Goossens,
wall: middel, row 17-01
Rutten,
Eduardus Servatius Valentinus Maria
Eduard
∗ 1923-08-12
Maastricht
† 1945-04-23
Flossenbürg,
- Maastricht - Forced Labor - Studenten - People in hiding -

Picture: Wikimedia →→→Three of Eduard Rutten’s …

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Schaik, van
Jan H.
∗ 1922-04-10
Utrecht
† 1944-07-09
Boven-Leeuwen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Studenten -

Student (Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl [5]) and machinist (Honor Roll of the Fallen [1]). Died on the night of July 8-9, 1944, in a firefight with landwachters (land guards) [7] near Leeuwen [4]. In …


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Schiphorst,
Thomas Adrianus Maria
Tom
∗ 1923-01-01
Heerlen
† 1945-03-09
Mauthausen
- Underground Press - Studenten - Heerlen - Nijmegen - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) -

Tom Schiphorst lived at Paddepoelscheweg 15 in Nijmegen, took care of people in hiding and distributed illegal magazines. He also hid an American pilot. Member of the LO-Maas & …
wall: left, row 18-01
Schortinghuis,
Jacobus Reinder
Bob (van de recherche)
∗ 1923-02-14
Delfzijl
† 1945-04-25
Hedel
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - BS (Domestic Forces) - Limburg + - Studenten -

Koos Schortinghuis was a member of the Knokploeg (armed group) of Nijmegen [1] and as such was qualified to join the Dutch army after the liberation of Nijmegen. He died as a member of …


This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Sickenga,
Jaap
∗ 1918-07-14
Haarlem
† 1942-05-11
Oranienburg
- OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten -

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 …


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Smits,
Gerard Frank
Frank
∗ 1919-08-29
Heerlen
† 1944-04-04
Utrecht
- Initial resistance - Hulsberg - Studenten - 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
Soest, van
Jan
∗ 1919-12-08
Kruiningen
† 1945-03-15
KZ Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg
- Studenten - Venlo -

Jan van Soest, notary student, living at Stalbergweg 36 in Venlo, died around March 15, 1945 in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Oranienburg (file 408/1945). But why was he in there? …

wall: right, row 30-01
Ummels,
Anton Hubert
∗ 1894-07-15
Amby
† 1944-08-30
Belfeld
- Reuver - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Police - Beesel -

Antonius Hubertus Ummels had the rank of Opperwachtmeester in the police, which was generally associated with the function of station chief. He belonged to the LO in Reuver, moreover its …

wall: left, row 03-02
Weert, de
Jacques J.
Zwarte Jacques, Victor
∗ 1921-04-10
Zundert
† 1944-09-05
Kamp Vught
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Nijmegen - Limburg + - Studenten - People in hiding -

Fred Cammaert wrote in his dissertation [1]:Already at the beginning of the war, groups were formed that focused on falsifying documents. The L.O. sought support from or …

This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Wolters,
Oscar Wilhelmus Laurentius
Oscar
∗ 1914-12-20
Venlo
† 1944-09-05
Vught
- Studenten - Venlo - Intelligence -

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
Zomer,
Johannes J.
Hans
∗ 1920-11-06
Probolinggo
† 1942-05-11
Oranienburg
- Engelandvaarders - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence -

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