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Limburg 1940-1945,
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The fallen resistance people in LimburgDutch Soldiers – 34 pers. | ||
Ahout,
Gerardus Wilhelmus Johannes Ger | ∗ 1919-12-18 Deurne † 1945-02-17 Bergen (L) | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Dutch Soldiers - Zwarte Plak - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Ger Ahout was a member of the LO-KP [1] and of the RVV [2] in Deurne. During the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, the Regiment Stoottroepen [] were founded on September … u-01-02 |
Arts,
Lodewijk Peter Antonius Louis | ∗ 1925-08-13 Venray † 1944-10-04 Venlo | - Venray - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Dutch Soldiers - Intelligence - Louis Arts was an apprentice plasterer. He worked as a forced laborer on a farm in Germany and took advantage of that by helping other forced laborers across the nearby border. He did so outside … wall: right, row 31-02 |
Bleijs,
Ludovicus Adrianus Ludo “Lodewijk” | ∗ 1906-10-17 Tilburg † 1945-08-15 Gorinchem | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Engelandvaarders - Roermond - Ludo Bleijs’ surname is also spelled Bleys, and sometimes Louis is given as his first name. His resistance name was Lodewijk. During the war he was a member of the Redemptorist monastery in … 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 - Survivors - Venlo - Enlisted sgt. Wiel van Boekhold was a bearer of the Dutch Bronze Cross (Bronzen Kruis). Recommendation: He has distinguished himself in the face of the enemey by courageous … t- |
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 |
Bouten,
Henricus Jozef Hubertus Hay “Lou” | ∗ 1919-06-26 Arcen en Velden † 1999-12-07 Sittard | - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Arcen en Velden - De data van geboorte en overlijden van H.J.H. (Hay) Bouten komen uit de gemeenstearchieven. [1]
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Colleije (Colleye),
Josephus Hubertus Theodorus Jozef | ∗ 1921-07-27 Eys (Wittem) † 1949-01-25 Nijmegen | - Police - Unorganized resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Engelandvaarders - Simpelveld - Information about Jozef Colleije we find mainly at the website of the municipality of Simpelveld:In the late 30’s and early 40’s he was in the ceramic art workshop in Tegelen. … wall: right, row 17-01 |
Crasborn,
Jacobus Reinier Peter Jacques | ∗ 1916-04-12 Ittervoort † 1987-11-26 Heerlen | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Jacques Crasborn, from Ittervoort, decided after four years of high school to study for mine surveyor. On January 1, 1940, he was employed in this profession at the Oranje Nassau IV mine. His … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg |
Driessen,
P.F.A. Pierre “Kees” | ∗ | - Aid to Jews - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Heerlen - The machine constructor Pierre Driessen, also called Piet, was addressed within the resistance by the pseudonym Kees. [1] At the Oranje Nassau mines, a well-organized resistance group … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg t- |
Droogleever-Fortuyn,
Kees | ∗ 1922-04-10 Amsterdam † 1944-09-07 Mauthausen | - Maastricht - Engelandvaarders - Studied in Leiden, traveled to England via Gibraltar with his fellow student Louis d’Aulnis and was trained by the Secret Intelligence Service [1] or MI6 (Military Intelligence, … wall: left, row 30-03 |
Groot,
de Jozef Geurt Jef | ∗ 1916-09-13 Heerlen † 1979-10-30 Heerlen | - Initial resistance - Ondergrondse pers - Netwerk Bongaerts - People in hiding - Intelligence - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Heerlen - De data van geboorte en sterven van Sjef / Jef de Groot staan op zijn bidprentje [1] Tijdens de oorlog was hij ambtenaar van de staatsmijnen in Heerlen. [2] Cammaert schrijft over … t- |
Heuschen,
Hendrik Eduard Joseph Marie Harry | ∗ 1922-06-21 Vaals † 1945-04-26 Bad Dürrheim Kr. Villingen | - Forced Labor - Dutch Soldiers - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Vaals - Harry Heuschen was a trade correspondent. From his short biography [1]: Among other things, he helped among others Jewish people in hiding. Arrested on December 16, 1942, … wall: right, row 26-01 |
Huntjens,
Cornelis Franciscus Frans | ∗ 1916-08-11 Schin op Geul † 1940-05-10 Nijswiller | - Schin op Geul - Dutch Soldiers - Draftee MC-III-37 R.I., killed during the German invasion on May 10, 1940 in Nijswiller near casemate No. 1. According to the municipality, he fell “… while standing at his post on May 10, … |
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- |
Kerres,
Hubert Joseph Huub | ∗ 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 |
Kooten,
van Bartholomeus Johannes Cornelis Bep | ∗ 1914-12-12 Laren N.H. † 1979-06-20 Hilversum | - Klimmen - Survivors - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers - Bep van Kooten, temporarily local leader of the LO Klimmen and, for the sub-district of Valkenburg, contact person to the KP (“Knokploegen”, armed groups), sabotage specialist of the KP. … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg |
Kuypers /Kuijpers,
Willy Wim | ∗ 1917-06-14 Heer † 1944-03-20 Bourdon, dépt. Somme | - Engelandvaarders - Heer - Willy or Wim Kuypers was an electrician. The correct spelling of his surname is Kuypers and not Kuijpers. [1] He fled to England via detours (Vichy part of France, Spain, Curaçao, New York) … wall: left, row 14-04 |
Lemmen,
Gerardus Johann Willy Gerard | ∗ 1926-11-20 Bocholtz (L) † 1944-12-16 Antwerpen | - Engelandvaarders - Tegelen - Gerard Lemmen was a metalworker. The five friends Gerard Lemmen, Gerard Rooskens, Piet Saelmans, … wall: right, row 23-02 |
Leuken,
van Wilhelmus Mathijs Willem | ∗ 1919-12-30 Weert † 1945-04-10 Beesel | - Weert - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers - Willem van Leuken was a cutter in a tricotage factory [1] and a member of the N.B.S. (Nederlandse Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten = Dutch Domestic Forces) Later they were usually called B.S., … wall: right, row 35-04 |
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 … u-01-02 |
Meulenberg,
Edmundus Johannes Eddy | ∗ 1919-01-26 Nijmegen † 1945-07-04 Nijmegen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Limburg + - Initial resistance - Eddy Meulenberg was a conscript sergeant at the time of the surrender of the Dutch Army in May 1940. He was a member of the Nijmegen Knokploeg (combat group), together with his friends This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel. |
Mirck,
Evert Leendert | ∗ 1907-10-29 Rotterdam † 1940-05-10 Schin op Geul | - Dutch Soldiers - Dutch conscript, killed in Schin op Geul on the first day of the war. We read about him on the link below: there were three S-casemates with a light machine gun. One of them near … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg |
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- |
Nieskens,
Hendrik Johan Marie Harrie | ∗ 1924-10-11 Kessel (L) † 1944-12-30 Weert | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers - Kessel - Harrie was a member of the B.S. (Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten = Domestic Forces, an alliance of the three main Dutch resistance organizations officially formed on September 5, 1944 [1]) and … wall: left, row 26-03 |
Nieuwland,
Carlos Marie Carlos | ∗ 1923-07-30 Fort de Kock / Bukittinggi † 1944-02-24 Buchenwald | - Engelandvaarders - Studenten - Venray - Fort de Kock was the colonial 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 … wall: right, row 32-02 |
Rijnders,
Johannes Hubertus Jan | ∗ 1920-07-12 Valkenswaard † 1944-10-18 Aachen | - People in hiding - White Brigade (Belgium) - Dutch Soldiers - Jan Rijnders was a tax consultant and member of the Resistance. He was from Valkenswaard and is also buried there. During the war he worked with the White Brigade or Secret Army in … u-01-02 |
Rooskens,
Gerardus Martinus Gerard /Broer | ∗ 1926-11-13 Tegelen † 1944-12-16 Antwerpen | - Engelandvaarders - Tegelen - Electrician. The five friends Gerard Lemmen, Gerard Rooskens, Piet Saelmans, wall: right, row 22-02 |
Saelmans,
Petrus Cornelis Piet | ∗ 1925-11-25 Tegelen † 1944-12-16 Antwerpen | - Engelandvaarders - Tegelen - Cigar maker. The five friends Gerard Lemmen, Gerard Rooskens, Piet Saelmans, wall: right, row 21-06 |
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 |
Sambeek,
van Cornelis Kees van Maas en Waal | ∗ 1921-11-03 Nijmegen † 1945-04-04 Gemen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Dutch Soldiers - Kees had attended secondary school in Nijmegen and had contacts with resistance people there. In the area of the rivers Maas and Waal, west of Nijmegen, there were local and individual … u-01-02 |
Schampers,
Reinier Rein | ∗ 1924-04-21 Tegelen † 1944-12-16 Antwerpen | - Engelandvaarders - Tegelen - Rein Schampers was a machine fitter. The five friends Gerard Lemmen, Gerard Rooskens, wall: right, row 22-03 |
Scholten,
Nicolaas Wilhelmus Nico | ∗ 1925-04-01 Tegelen † 1944-12-16 Antwerpen | - Engelandvaarders - Tegelen - Nico Scholten was a metal worker. The five friends Gerard Lemmen, Gerard Rooskens, wall: right, row 23-03 |
Wauthlé,
Joseph Marie Hubertus Jozef | ∗ 1923-07-15 Mechelen (L) † 1944-11-27 Brandenburg | - Engelandvaarders - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Wittem - Jozef Wauthlé was a lathe operator. He is friends with Sjeu Wetzels from Schweiberg. They decide to go to England together in order to liberate the fatherland from there. They … wall: right, row 39-03 |
Zomer,
Johannes J. Hans | ∗ 1920-11-06 Probolinggo † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - Engelandvaarders - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - en u-01-02 |