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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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| Akkermans,
Leonardus Adrianus Leo | ∗ 1911-08-04 Oudemolen, gem. Fijnaart † 1980-03-22 Horst | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Survivors - Tegelen - Leo Akkermans’ home village, Oudemolen, is located 28 km west of Breda. Birth and death dates, the photo on the right and information about his career as a priest can be found on his In … t- |
| Ass,
van Joseph Antonius Albertus Albert | ∗ 1899-03-04 Heel & Panheel † 1957-10-25 Weert | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Roermond - Cammaert wrote: Albert van Ass was a traveling milk seller and pub owner, lived in the hamlet of “De Weerd” near Roermond. His house was an important hub for supporting Allied … t- |
| Assen,
van Derk | ∗ 1891-10-09 Hasselt (O) † 1943-09-13 Horst (L) | - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Maastricht - He was a bailiff at the direct taxes, belonged to LO-Maastricht, married to Berendje Grolleman. [1] They were active in the distribution of underground papers such as Vrij Nederland and … wall: left, row 29-02 |
| Assen-Grolleman,
van Berendina Berendje | ∗ 1894-03-29 Hasselt (Ov) † 1945-02-18 Ravensbrück | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Women in the resistance - Maastricht - Almost from the beginning of the German occupation in 1940, Berendje Grolleman (Berendina van Assen-Grolleman) and her husband wall: left, row 29-03 |
| Bakker,
Evert | ∗ 1916-04-04 Gramsbergen † 1985-04-29 ’s-Hertogenbosch | - Pilots’ helpers - Civil Servants - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Sittard - De belasting-ambtenaar Evert Bakker was de hoofdverspreider van Trouw voor Sittard en Zuid-Limburg. Na de oorlog ontving hij het Verzetsherdenkingskruis. [1] Trouw was … t- |
| Beckhoven,
van Gerardus Lambertus Johannes Gerard “Pater Beatus” | ∗ 1899-09-21 Amsterdam † 1945-03-20 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Heerlen - Gerard van Beckhoven or Father Beatus van Beckhoven OFM was kapelaan (vicar) in Heerlen at the rectorate church of St. Francis on the Laanderstraat in Heerlen [1] and there he became a … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, row 15-02 |
| Bensen,
Guillaume Hubert Giel | ∗ 1911-09-02 Maastricht † 1998-03-05 Heerlen | - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Survivors - Heerlen - Data van geboorte en overlijden zijn gevonden op geni.com. [1] Foto op ouweleem.nl [2] Giel Bensen was hoofdinspecteur van de mijnpolitie bij de Oranje Nassau … t- |
| Bensen-Offermans,
Anna Maria Antje | ∗ 1902-09-11 Heerlen † 1970-02-01 Heerlen | - Pilots’ helpers - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Intelligence - Women in the resistance - Survivors - Heerlen - Antje Bensen-Offermans said at her farewell as a midwife, resistance work had been for her a phase in her life. She did not like to be reminded of it. See quote below. She was a sister-in-law of t- |
| Berckel,
van Karel Clemens Karel | ∗ 1892-08-19 Delft † 1944-09-05 Kamp Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Heerlen - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Detailed information about the surgeon Karel van Berckel [1.1] can be found on the website of the National Memorial Camp Vught [1.2], where he was murdered. The following is an excerpt … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, row 15-03 |
| 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 |
| Binsbergen,
van Alphons Clemens Maria Fons | ∗ 1909-08-11 Roermond † 1945-03-23 Verviers (B) | - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Roermond - The photographer Fons van Binsbergen and the printer M.H. Pollaert took care of the necessary forged papers and passport photos in Roermond. [1, p.299] There was a forgery group in Sittard, … wall: right, row 04-01 |
| 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- |
| 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 |
| Bots,
Theodorus Johannes Theo | ∗ 1905-02-28 Leiden † 1944-05-05 Roermond | - Police - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Roermond - Theo Bots was a chief inspector of police in Roermond. [1] In addition to the cooperation of the L.O. side and the associated aid apparatus for refugees, the contribution of … wall: right, row 04-03 |
| 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 |
| 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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| Bronckhorst,
Johannes Henricus Maria Jan | ∗ 1896-08-10 Roermond † 1959-01-11 Roermond | - Initial resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Roermond - Source for birth and death dates: openarchieven.nl. [1] Jan Bronckhorst was married to Mechteldis Margaretha Maria Maessen in 1927. They … t- |
| Brouwer,
Leendert Th. Leo | ∗ 1907-06-01 Nijmegen † 1943-05-02 Wellerlooi (Bergen [L]) | - Crisis Controle Dienst (CCD) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - April-Mei-stakingen, 1943 - Maastricht - Leendert Brouwer was the district head of Maastricht of the CCD (Crisis Controle Dienst, an agency designed to protect the food market from black marketeers)istrictsleider Crisis Controle Dienst … wall: left, row 30-02 |
| Brouwer,
Neeltje | ∗ 1914-08-29 Benschop, Utr. † 1983-09-12 Winschoten, Oldambt (Gr) | - Civil Servants - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Women in the resistance - Geulle - The birth and death dates of the Koers-Brouwer couple can be found on geni.com. [1] She and her husband Klaas Koers t- |
| Bruijn,
de Fredericus Arnoldus Franciscus Frits | ∗ 1920-10-04 Asten † 1944-09-05 America (L) | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Limburg + - The grocer Frits de Bruijn lived in Asten. Son of the grocers Petrus Johannes Gijsbertus de Bruijn and Johanna Maria Sanders. Unmarried. Roman Catholic. Member of resistance, belonging to the … u-01-02 |
| Brummans,
Carolus Victor Joseph Charles | ∗ 1909-08-12 Meijel † 1964-10-28 Utrecht | - The clergy - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - People in hiding - Survivors - Weert - During the occupation, the priest Charles Brummans was a geography teacher at the Episcopal College in Weert, where he also lived. Cammaert writes: Partly in collaboration with … t- |
| 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 |
| Corbey/Corbeij,
Marie Joseph Peter Mathieu Mathieu “No II” | ∗ 1886-05-16 Sittard † 1950-12-05 Sittard | - Mayors - Intelligence - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Sittard - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Cammaert writes about Mathieu Corbey: Before the war, he worked for military intelligence and collected data on German positions, artillery positions and fortifications. Around … t- |
| Cornips,
Constant Jozef Ernest Constant | ∗ 1895-09-19 Berg en Terblijt, † 1944-09-05 Kamp Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Berg en Terblijt - Heerlen - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - More complicated need of clothing used to be regulated by the director of the municipal social welfare office, Mr Cornips, with me. He was very competent for this due to his … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, 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 t- |
| Crauwels,
Paul Nicolaas Pauli | ∗ 1901-08-17 Maastricht † 1944-09-08 Sittard | - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Communists & Sympathizers - Sittard - Paul Crauwels was born in Oud-Vroenhoven, municipality of Maastricht, and was a typesetter. [1#5] Machine setter at Alberts Printers in Sittard as well as working in … wall: right, row 18-01 |
| 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 |
| Dahmen,
Adrianus Johannes Jan | ∗ 1907-01-17 Hoch-Emmerich † 1944-08-19 Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Roermond - Jan Dahmen was born in Germany to Dutch parents. [2] He was was a merchant of electrical goods. He and his wife Lisa Ottenheym, who came from Germany, gave shelter to Allied airmen and … wall: right, row 04-05 |
| Dobbe,
Theodorus Theo “Hans” | ∗ 1901-03-19 Amsterdam † 1944-09-05 Dieren, gem. Rheden | - Initial resistance - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Nijmegen - Limburg + - Photo: Oorlogsdoden Nijmegen 1940-1945 [2] In his civil profession, Theo Dobbe was a chief representative and active throughout the Netherlands. In the southern … u-01-02 |
| Dumoulin,
Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine Mathieu | ∗ 1918-03-12 Maastricht † 1944-11-08 Fuhlsbüttel Neuengamme | - Pilots’ helpers - Maastricht - Is the driver Mathieu Marie Joseph Antoine Dumoulin the same person referred to by Fred Cammaert as F. Dumoulin, who brought Allied aircrew to Belgium in his truck? Perhaps also … u-01-02 |
| Eijnden,
van den Martien Ant. Watje, Tinuske | ∗ 1917-02-04 Venray † 1944-09-05 Horst-America | - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Horst - Limburg + - Tinus was a butcher and lived in Zeilberg in the farm Crisishoeve (municipality of Deurne). He was a member of the "Pilotencentrum De Zwarte Plak" near America, on the Limburg side of the … wall: left, row 24-01 |
| Erdkamp,
Gerhardus Antonius Gerrit | ∗ 1915-12-29 Elst † 1945-04-01 Neuengamme, Kdo Beendorf | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Forced Labor - Limburg + - Elst - The farmer Gerrit Erdkamp was arrested on October 22, 1943, on suspicion of aiding Allied airmen. [1] He was one of the pioneers of the LO-Elst [2] and belonged to a group composed mainly … u-01-02 |
| Gestel,
van Jacobus A. Jacques | ∗ 1906-09-15 Hoge Mierde † 1987-05-06 Weert | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Heythuysen & Leudal - Cammaert schrijft: Neeritter, geestelijke. Pater Van Gestel raakte in een vroeg stadium betrokken bij de hulp aan Franstalige krijgsgevangenen en bracht enkele belangrijke … t- |
| Goossens,
Emile Antoon Felix Emile | ∗ 1903-01-21 Venlo † 1945-03-00 Bergen-Belsen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Echt - Emile Goossens was a vicar in Echt 1936-1945. For French-speaking prisoners of war who escaped from Germany, downed allied pilots, Jewish fellow citizens and resistance fighters in hiding, he set … wall: left, row 07-01 |
| Gulikers,
Paul G. | ∗ 1912-05-07 Susteren † 1975-06-05 Sittard | - Netwerk Bongaerts - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Sittard - Foto: bidprentje Historisch Centrum Limburg, te Heerlen (voormalig Rijckheyt) Cammaert schrijft: Sittard. Maakte deel uit van de groep-Bongaerts. Hij hielp krijgsgevangenen … t- |
| 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. - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Ondergrondse pers - 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 |
| Houben,
Hubertus Petrus Hermanus Huub „Sjeng“ | ∗ 1915-07-09 Eys, gem. Wittem † 1945-05-19 Ludwigslust | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Wittem - Huub Houben was a vicar in Epen and local head of the Catholic Action. [1] Because he knew many people, he was an important link in smuggling people across the near dutch-belgian border. … wall: right, row 38-05 |
| Houwen,
Willem Laurens Wiel | ∗ 1911-03-22 Helden † 1990-10-13 Venlo | - Civil Servants - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Helden - Foto met dank aan het documentatiecentrum De Moennik en André Hanssen De ouders van Wiel Houwen hadden een bakkerij. Blijkbaar heeft Wiel daar ook gewerkt, want het Limburgsch Dagblad … t- |
| Hovens,
Hendrik Jean Amandus Henk | ∗ 1913-04-07 Venlo † 1947-04-30 Tegelen-Steyl | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Tegelen - Henk Hovens was a dispatch Manager. He was born in Venlo and moved to Tegelen-Steyl in May 1943. He helped downed Allies (usually called pilots for simplicity’s sake) on their way home. He … wall: right, row 23-01 |
| Janssen,
Henri Louis Joseph Harrie “Bergmans” | ∗ 1912-10-05 Venlo † 1997-02-05 Panningen | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Heythuysen & Leudal - The photo on the right and the dates of birth and death can be found on his In Memoriam card, which was provided by the chairman of the local history association OOS NAER in Neer. The photos below … t- |
| Janssen,
Jacobus Everhardus Jacques/Jacob | ∗ 1904-02-09 Nijmegen † 1944-08-11 Vught | - Initial resistance - Pilots’ helpers - Roermond - Nijmegen - Jacob Janssen was a branch manager of the grocery chain EDAH in Roermond and a member of the resistance group Oranje Vrijbuiters. [1] His code name was Jacob, his call … wall: right, row 05-04 |
| Janssens,
Petrus Antonius Josephus Pierre | ∗ 1884-03-26 Roermond † 1945-01-06 KZ Sachsenhausen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Roermond - Pierre Janssens was a house painter. [1#2] He was recruited by Father Ludo Bleys. [2] Pierre frequently employed Jewish people in hiding. … wall: right, row 07-03 |
| Kleine Zusters van de Hl. Joseph,
| ∗ | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Women in the resistance - Heerlen - The St. Joseph Hospital on the Putgraaf [1] in Heerlen during the occupation was firmly in the hands of the resistance and in particular the aid organization for people in hiding LO. This was … t- |
| Kluitmans,
Leo J.H. Lei | ∗ 1907-04-11 Swalmen † 1945-04-29 Dachau | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Swalmen - In „Het grote gebod“ (The Great Commandment) [1] we can read about the butcher Lei Kluitmans: “LO-Swalmen. Also: VN. arrested Feb.7, 1945”. What he did for the VN (underground … wall: right, row 21-04 |
| Koers,
Klaas | ∗ 1913-06-01 Scheemda, Gr | - Police - Belgium - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Geulle - Gegevens van geboorte en sterven het echtpaar Koers-Brouwer vindt u op geni.com. [1] Van Klaas zijn tot nu toe alleen de geboortegegevens bekend. De rijkspolitieman Klaas Koers was … t- |
| Lamberts,
J. | ∗ | - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Maastricht - We do not yet know the first name of the Maastricht teacher J. Lamberts and therefore also no birth and death dates or a photo. But we do know the following: Cammaert writes about him in … t- |
| Lansdorp,
Loek Charles v.d. Heuvel | ∗ 1921-07-15 Semarang † 1944-09-05 Arnhem | - Ondergrondse pers - Studenten - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Limburg + - 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 … u-01-02 |
| Liedekerke de Pailhe,
de Raphael R.E.J.G. | ∗ 1903-04-15 Eijsden † 1943-10-09 Fort Rhijnauwen, prov. Utrecht | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Erkens Group - Intelligence - Eijsden - Belgium - In May 1940, Raphael de Liedekerke fought in the Belgian army. After returning from captivity, he was demobilized as a reserve lieutenant in the Belgian Army. He was a member of the De … wall: left, row 08-02 |
| Linders,
Johannes Antonius Pater Sebaldus | ∗ 1907-06-15 Mook † 1944-08-11 Kamp Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - The clergy - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Limburg + - Jan Linders was born in Mook, entered the Franciscan order under the name Sebaldus and was ordained priest in 1933. During the war he lived in the monastery in Alverna [1] (Wijchen) and was … u-01-02 |
| Lokerman,
Josephus Stephanus Hendricus Jo “Thijs” | ∗ 1901-02-05 Rotterdam † 1945-02-11 Neuengamme | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Peace Carillon - Maastricht - Jo Lokerman was train driver with the Dutch Railways [1] and the district leader of the LO in Maastricht. Unusual in the south of the Netherlands at that time: this district leader was not only … wall: left, row 32-05 |
| Maessen,
Mechteldis Margaretha Maria | ∗ 1901-10-10 Roermond † 1968-07-23 Roermond | - Initial resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Ondergrondse pers - Women in the resistance - Survivors - Roermond - Source for birth and death dates: geneanet.org. [1] Mechteld Maessen was married to Jan Bronckhorst in 1927. They operated pub-hotel … t- |
| Megen,
van Joseph Hubertus Sef | ∗ 1916-12-09 Venray-Leunen † 1945-04-05 Dohnsen, D | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Netwerk Bongaerts - Broekhuizen/Tienray - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Sef van Megen became a teacher in Grashoek near Helden in 1935 and then in Broekhuizen from 1937. He was beloved by the children. From 1941 he helped prisoners of war, Allied pilots and Jews to … wall: left, row 05-01 |
| Meyers,
Lambert P.Ch. Lambèr | ∗ 1924-11-22 Venlo † 1997-11-01 Venlo | - Studenten - 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- |
| Miedema,
Petrus Reinier Eduard Jozef Ed “Bas” | ∗ 1912-09-20 Sint Anthonis † 1985-08-28 Haelen | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Zwarte Plak - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Gennep - Schaesberg - After Ed Miedema was ordained a priest in 1938, he first became vicar in Ottersum and then from 1940-1950 at St. Martinus Church in Gennep. [1] In t- |
| 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- |
| Mooren,
Antonius Lodewijk Joseph Toon | ∗ 1923-03-19 Vierlingsbeek † 1945-03-05 Mauthausen | - Civil Servants - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Limburg + - A detailed story about Toon Mooren on brabantsegesneuvelden.nl/ [1.1] with the source: “Pap, wat zijn dat voor doden?” [1.2] Toon worked at the tax office in Venray. [1.1] Het … u-01-02 |
| Mullen,
van der Alphonse Joseph Arnold Alfons | ∗ 1886-11-01 Liège † 1945-05-31 Bergen-Belsen | - Police - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - Helden - Alphonse van der Mullen was one of the three police officers active in Helden in the resistance (the other two were J.J. Grijsbach and G.W.H. van Amerongen. He was their local chief or … wall: left, row 21-03 |
| 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 |
| Noordermeer,
Cornelis Klaas Cor “Clement” | ∗ 1918-04-12 Lochem † 1944-08-11 kamp Vught | - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Intelligence - Police - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Limburg + - The policeman Cor Noordermeer was the local leader of the Raad van Verzet (RVV, Resistance Council) in Deurne. After a raid on a food rationing office, Cor has to go into hiding. … u-01-02 |
| Oijen,
van Hendrika Johanna Jet | ∗ 1914-07-16 Maastricht † 1983-12-15 Enschede | - Netwerk Bongaerts - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Women in the resistance - Sittard - Jet van Oijen was verloofd met de Sittardse verzetsman Harrie Tobben, die in juni 1942 op advies van bevriende politiemensen onderdook in Baexem. Zij … t- |
| Oosterhout,
van Nicolaas Cornelis Nico ”van Griensven” | ∗ 1918-02-28 Dordrecht † 1944-08-11 Kamp Vught | - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Civil Servants - Intelligence - Limburg + - Nico van Oosterhout was a customs officer. [1#1] He was son of the bargeman Nicolaas van Oosterhout and Cornelia Antonia Aartsen. At the age of 14 he started working as a … u-01-02 |
| Peeters,
Peter Antonius Joseph Toon | ∗ 1916-06-20 Broekhuizenvorst † 1947-06-24 Venlo | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Netwerk Bongaerts - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Intelligence - Broekhuizen/Tienray - Toon Peeters, popularly known as blacksmith Toontje, was a blacksmith and bicycle dealer. [1] Cammaert writes about him: In Broekhuizen and Broekhuizenvorst the … wall: left, row 04-05 |
| Penders,
Leon Marie Hubert Leo | ∗ 1914-07-01 Voerendaal † 1945-04-24 Bergen-Belsen | - The clergy - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Voerendaal - Gulpen - Vicar Leo Penders headed subdistrict 2 of the LO with the places Gulpen, Reymerstok and Wylré. (See map 45. Gulpen district: division into subdistricts. Cammaert VIb, p.693 [1] and … wall: left, row 12-01 |
| 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- |
| Pijnacker Hordijk,
Anna Geertruida Adelheid Anna | ∗ 1881-06-11 Maastricht † 1944-01-24 Ravensbruck | - Pilots’ helpers - Women in the resistance - Maastricht - Nijmegen - Anna Pijnacker Hordijk was a daughter of rev. Arij Pijnacker Hordijk and Alida Margaretha Theodora de Ridder. She was married to Matthias Adriaan Snoeck. Sister of rev. Adriaan Nicolaas … u-01-02 |
| Poels,
Jacobus Gerardus Jacob | ∗ 1885-02-21 Venray † 1944-08-04 Horst-America | - Zwarte Plak - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Horst - During World War II, Jacob and Johanna Poels-Emonts took in dozens of Jews, hiders, prisoners of war, and Allied airmen on their farm, De Zwarte Plak [1], near Horst-America. Jakob died … wall: left, row 24-02 |
| Pollaert,
Mattheus Hubertus Math | ∗ 1901-04-01 Roermond † 1978-02-23 Roermond | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - Survivors - Roermond - Cammaert writes about him in summary: Roermond, printer. Produced all kinds of forbidden printed matter, including illegal press (“Trouw”). [1] It is written in … t- |
| Pulskens,
Jacoba Maria Tante Coba | ∗ 1884-05-26 Tilburg † 1945-03-17 Ravensbrück | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Women in the resistance - Limburg + - Coba Pulskens hid Jewish persons, Allied pilots and resistance fighters, was arrested and brought to Vught via Haaren. During the evacuation of Vught in early September 1944, she was transferred … u-01-02 |
| 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 |
| Ronden,
Peter Joseph Zef “De Witte” | ∗ 1915-03-07 Geleen-Lutterade † 1946-12-24 Sittard | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Sittard - Data van geboorte en sterven van Zef Ronden komen uit het Regioarchief Sittard-Geleen, 841 Verzetsfamilie Ronden uit Sittard, 1939-1948. [1] Cammaert schrijft: t- |
| Roosjen,
Johannes Johan | ∗ 1884-10-04 Wildervank † 1944-11-17 Venlo | - Intelligence - Pilots’ helpers - Roermond - Johan Roosjen was a main supervisor at the electricity supplier Provinciale Limburgse Electriciteits Maatschappij. He was also a wealthy man who traded in shares and drove … wall: right, row 10-01 |
| Roumen,
Leonardus Johannes Leo | ∗ 1905-02-21 Roermond, † 1948-06-16 Ettelbrück (Lux) | - The clergy - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Maastricht - Photo: The well-known chaplain Roumen, once vicar in the Mathias parish in Maastricht. After the bombing of the Blue Village, he launched an episcopal emergency operation. Source: … t- |
| Ruyters,
Peter Leonard Leo “Huub” | ∗ 1892-10-10 Echt † 1943-05-02 Wellerlooi (Bergen [L]) | - Crisis Controle Dienst (CCD) - Civil Servants - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to escaped POW’s - April-Mei-stakingen, 1943 - Heer - Leo Ruyters was deputy Chief Controller of the C.C.D. (The Centrale Controle Dienst, Central Control Service, 1934-1954, mainly supervised trade in scarce goods. [1]) Member of the … wall: left, row 14-05 |
| Sangen,
Jakob Hubert Jozef Jacques “De Bruyn” | ∗ 1913-10-19 Kerkrade † 1972-05-19 Kerkrade | - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Civil Servants - Survivors - Hoensbroek - Data van geboorte en overlijden zijn te vinden op zijn bidprentje [1] en op geni.com over de ondergrondse pers 1940-1945. [2] Cammaert schrijft samenvattend over Jacques Sangen: t- |
| Schiphorst,
Thomas Adrianus Maria Tom | ∗ 1923-01-01 Heerlen † 1945-03-09 Mauthausen | - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Studenten - Heerlen - Nijmegen - 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 |
| Schoenmaeckers,
Paul Fernand Cécile Ghislain Marie Jean | ∗ 1886-09-21 Amby (Maastricht) † 1945-04-21 Obrnice (Č) | - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Initial resistance - Amby - Belgium - Paul Schoenmaeckers (“Jean”) from Amby (today a quarter of Maastricht) married Hélène Palmers on June 12, 1911 in Stevoort near Hasselt. From then on they lived in Rekem (Belgian … u-01-02 |
| Simonis,
Adolf Hubertus Dolf “Louis Brassé” | ∗ 1895-05-23 Montfort † 1975-09-19 Sittard | - Intelligence - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Sittard - Dolf Simonis was a historically interested French teacher in Sittard and as such knew the misdeeds of the German army during World War I in Belgium. Already before the war, he had … t- |
| Slots,
Petrus Johannes Hubertus Jean | ∗ 1912-11-24 Baexem † 1988-03-02 Wanssum | - The clergy - Initial resistance - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Grubbenvorst - Weert - During the occupation, Jean Slots was vicar to parish priest Henri Vullinghs in Grubbenvorst and later in Weert. [1.1] In … t- |
| Starren,
Jozef Mathieu Mathieu | ∗ 1900-10-15 Maastricht † 1945-05-31 Bergen-Belsen | - Police - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Horst - Mathieu Starren was the chief of police in Horst (= Opperwachtmeester or Opper for short). Belonged to a resistance group that had housed divers (persons in hiding), students and pilots in two … wall: left, row 23-04 |
| 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 |
| Terwisscha van Scheltinga,
Jacques Jaco | ∗ 1922-07-08 Schiedam † 1945-04-11 Celle | - Forced Labor - People in hiding - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Weert - Jacques Johan Cornelis Terwisscha van Scheltinga worked as a salesman in a clothing store in Dokkum, was to be deported to Germany for forced labor, but escaped at the train station in Leeuwarden … wall: right, row 37-02 |
| 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 wordt geboren in Velden op 21 december 1919, een zondag. Voor zover niet anders vermeld, zijn deze en de volgende gegevens afkomstig uit het artikel De … t- |
| Timmermans,
Peter Anthonius Franciscus Pierre “Père Tim” | ∗ 1891-08-13 Neer † 1975-04-19 Nancy | - The clergy - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Initial resistance - Survivors - Heythuysen & Leudal - Pierre Timmermans was the central person on the escape route via Nancy. He was a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritans), an organization of French origin. [1] 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 |
| Ummels,
Josef Willem Giel | ∗ 1908-12-06 Geulle † 1944-12-08 Sachsenhausen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Maastricht - Giel Ummels was a butcher in the Wolfstraat 6 in Maastricht. He was a brother of the one year older Mathieu Ummels. His neighbor was wall: left, row 34-04 |
| 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 - Survivors - Roermond - Cammaert schrijft in zijn inleiding over Frans Verbruggen: Roermond, administrateur sanatorium “Hornerheide”. Was aangesloten bij de O.D. en maakte zich vooral verdienstelijk … t- |
| Verhagen,
Douwe | ∗ 1917-10-08 Assen † 1943-01-04 Neuengamme | - Initial resistance - Groep Dresen - Pilots’ helpers - Maastricht - Douwe Verhagen was a professional sergeant in May 1940 at the enclosure dam. There the Dutch … wall: left, row 37-01 |
| Vossen,
Peter Hendrik Piet | ∗ 1913-11-11 Roggel † 1944-10-09 Heythuysen | - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Haelen - Piet Vossen was a farmer at the Spikkerhoeve. When he and his siblings were little children, their mother died and their father married her sister Antonia Hubertina Salimans on August 16, … wall: left, row 12-05 |
| Vrij,
Jacob Jacques “Van den Brink” | ∗ 1916-04-19 Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen † 2007-12-25 Delft, | - Civil Servants - Initial resistance - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Maastricht - Data van geboorte en sterven zijn gevonden op genealogieonline.nl. [1] Jacques Vrij woonde in Maastricht. Cammaert schrijft in Het verborgen front (hoofdst. 4, §X. p.339 ff: … t- |
| Vullinghs,
Hendrik Jacob Henri | ∗ 1883-09-14 Sevenum † 1945-04-09 Bergen-Belsen | - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Zwarte Plak - The clergy - Grubbenvorst - Catholic parish priest of Grubbenvorst and building parish priest in Grashoek, studied musicology in Italy and the United States. He was known as a very open-minded and culturally enthusiastic … wall: left, row 11-03 |
| Witteveen,
Johan Albertus Karel Johan “Willy v.d. Kerkhof” | ∗ 1913-02-27 Heerenveen † 1944-04-14 Heerlen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Pilots’ helpers - Gulpen - Johan Witteveen worked in his father’s textile store and lived in Heerenveen until 1942. Arrested and escaped in 1942. Went into hiding in Culemborg, where he helped crashed Allied airmen. Moved … u-01-02 |
| Wolf,
Egbert | ∗ 1917-09-07 Oldebroek † 1942-12-04 Neuengamme | - Initial resistance - Groep Dresen - Pilots’ helpers - Maastricht - In 1937, Egbert Wolf from Oldebroek (Gelderland) was called up for military service. After his training he was assigned as a sergeant to the 10th Infantry Regiment at Ede. The … wall: left, row 36-05 |
| Wolters,
Oscar Wilhelmus Laurentius Oscar | ∗ 1914-12-20 Venlo † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Studenten - 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 |