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Christiaan Jac. Veerman (Lou)

oudstrijders-geleen.nl …

Former soldier and after his demobilization overseer in the state mine Maurits in Geleen. He was in contact with the OD group in Heerlen and Charles Bongaerts and thus became a member of the network that published the Limburg resistance newspaper Het Vrije Volk, not to be confused with the same-named post-war daily newspaper [1]. It was directed mainly at miners and was very well informed, because they had their people everywhere, even at the SiPo in Maastricht! The demand for this magazine was much greater than the 30 to 50 copies Veerman got from Heerlen, so they printed at least another hundred copies themselves. Many of the Geleen team of the journal, including Veerman, were arrested as a result of treason, probably by the sister-in-law of one of the members of this team. (Cammaert XI, p.1077 [2])
He was arrested by the SiPo from Maastricht on October 27, 1941 [3#3] and transported to Maastricht. On october 17, 1942 transfer to Scheveningen (Oranjehotel) . From there to Rheinbach and then on to Siegburg. Died a hero’s death from exhaustion. Sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Obersondergericht of the Germans. Worked in Siegburg in the Zellwollefabrik (rayon factory), … 16 hours a day. [3#4]
During World War II, more than 3,000 forced laborers worked at the Siegburg Phrix factory. They lived in the prison of Siegburg. [4]
He died as a forced laborer after nearly four years in captivity. According to his death certificate, he died at Luisenstraße 90 in Siegburg, the local prison. [5] [3#10]
In Geleen, a street is named after him. [6][7]
He is listed in the “Erelijst 1940-1945” (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [9]

Reburied on the National Field of Honor in Loenen, grave B-18 [10]

Footnotes

1. Het Vrije Volk, dagblad
2. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front, XI – Illegale pers
3. Archief Oorlogsgravenstichting, Dossier Lou Veerman • #3 • #4 • #10
4. Zellwolle-Werke Phrix (Rheinischen Zellwolle AG)
5. oudwinterswijk.nl overlijdensakte
6. Open Street Map
   Veermanstraat, Geleen
   Luisenstraße 90, Siegburg
7. Monument Lindenheuvel, Geleen
8. oorlogsgravenstichting
9. Erelijst 1940-1945
10. Nationaal Ereveld Loenen
    oorlogsgravenstichting.nl • 4en5mei.nl, oorlogsmonumenten
    Wikipedia • Nederlands • Deutsch
11. https://www.oudwinterswijk.nl/tweede-wereldoorlog/slachtoffers/winterswijkse-slachtoffers/winterswijkse-slachtoffers-t-u-v-winterswijkse-slachtoffers/veerman-christiaan-57-jaar/christiaan-veerman-57-j
12. https://oudstrijders-geleen.nl/gevallen-in-het-verzet/