The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Christiaan Hubertus Josephus Peussens (Chris)

Chris Peusens was a fodder trader. Three members of the Peussens family from Eijsden, two brothers and a sister, had several independent connections to resistance fighters in Amsterdam. With the exception of two policemen, these relationships were bona fide. For some time, the trafficking of human beings continued without significant incident. Until July 18, 1942, probably a few dozen Jews crossed the Belgian border with the help of the Peussens. On that day, four members of the Amsterdam SiPo and two gendarmes arrested the three helpers. They were probably informed by the Amsterdam police. C.H.J. Peussens died in Sachsenhausen on December 30, 1942. M.J.H. Peussens was released from the same camp and returned to his hometown on April 28, 1944. Miss J.M.H. Peussens was not deported to Germany and was able to return home after a short stay in a prison in Amsterdam. [1]
There was also a C. Peussens active in the Blok group, the group for the pilots of the Belastinggroep (fiscal group) in Maastricht, but this is not the same person.
See also: Monument to the fallen resistance fighters (Vroenhof, Eijsden) [2.1] and the stumbling stone in Eijsden-Mariadorp. [2.2]
Chris Peusens was cremated in Oranienburg. [3]
This person is listed in the “Erelijst 1940-1945” (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [4]

Footnotes

1. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front
   V. Hulpverlening aan joden, p.397
2. 1. Monument der gevallen verzetslieden (Vroenhof, Eijsden)
   2. Struikelsteen / Stolperstein, Rijksweg 258, Eijsden-Mariadorp
3. Dossier archief Oorlogsgravenstichting
4. erelijst.nl
5. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl