AuthorMarlon van den BerghLocationHeideweg, Molenschot ThemeResistance In 1940 the Germans occupied the airfield at Gilze-Rijen and during the war they enlarged it to become one of the largest air bases in Europe. Houses close by were demolished and the new neighbours...
Author Liesbeth Sparks Location In Netersel (Bladel) Theme Resistance Dozens of German cities were the target of British and American bombers during the war, including Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Essen and Dortmund. German anti-aircraft guns and...
AuthorJack DiddenLocationGerda Hoeve, Dreefje 1, Schijf (District of Rucphen)ThemeResistance Ook in West-Brabant ontwikkelde tijdens de bezetting het verzet zich op veel plaatsen. Toen in 1943 de Landelijke Organisatie voor Onderduikers (LO) zich ging organiseren werd...
Author Marlon van den Bergh Location Frankrijkstraat 40, Eindhoven Theme Resistance During the war, the Sicherheitsdienst (Security Service or SD) hunted down state enemies, a group that included Jews, communists and resistance fighters. The SD was founded by the...
Author Eric Alink Location Hilvarenbeek Theme Resistance His father was director of the Voba light bulb factory in Tilburg. Even so that could not prevent a lot of darkness in Theo Vogel’s life. He developed diphtheria while still in the cradle; when he was six he...
Author Peter Bak Location Polizeigefängnis Haaren Theme Resistance Professional soldier Petrus Johannes (‘Piet’) van Gils joined the resistance in 1942, when he began distributing the resistance newspaper Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands). In early 1943, he joined the...
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