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

Bocholtz

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Bocholtz is a village in South Limburg on the German border. During the German occupation there was therefore a lot of illegal border traffic. The resistance work done there was initially individual help for people fleeing from the Nazis. From 1943, this work was coordinated by the L.O., the largest aid organization for people in hiding. Within the LO, Bocholtz belonged to the Simpelveld sub-district and thus to the district of Gulpen.

Liberated: 1944-09-16 – 1944-09-17
Wikipedia NL: Bocholtz

The fallen resistance people in Limburg *Bocholtz – 3 pers.*
Grooten, Wiel	∗ 1918-05-04 Bocholtz † 1944-09-05 Kamp Vught	- Bocholtz - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - “Aussenministerium” - In Wiel Grooten’s file at the OGS (War Graves Foundation) it says that he was a machine fitter and was arrested by the Gestapo in Aachen. [1] But before that, he resisted in two … wall: left, row 04-03
Hamers, Anna Maria Josepha zuster Emaria	∗ 1921-03-10 Bocholtz † 1945-12-29 Kerkrade	- The clergy - Forced Labor - Bocholtz - Anna Maria Josepha Hamers was the eldest daughter of the Hamers-Claessens family in Bocholtz. As Sister Emaria, she had joined the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Hamers, Jakob	∗ 1924-04-07 Breinig (D) † 1946-08-09 Vaals	- Unorganized resistance - Forced Labor - Bocholtz - Jakob Hamers was born in Breinig near Aachen (Germany) as a son in the Hamers-Claessens family. He was a miner. Because coal mining was important to the occupying forces, the miners were mostly … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.