Josef Willem Ummels <i>(Giel)</i>
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Josef Willem Ummels is listed in the Resistance Memorial on the
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Josef Willem Ummels (Giel)


 06-12-1908 Geulle      08-12-1944 Sachsenhausen (36)
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Maastricht -



Oorlogsgravenstichting

    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 Edmond (Mond) Houtappel. His butcher shop was a good hiding place for British pilots, Jewish families and young men who did not want to work in Germany. The store was always busy, and then it was not noticeable that many local strangers came in and out. Between his house and Mond Houtappel’s there was a breach in the basement that could be used in an emergency. But that did not help. [1]
    Arrested on May 9, 1944 as a consequence of the betrayal of Maastricht by Gonnie Zeguers-Boere, who had a relationship with SiPo chief Strobel since 1942.
    See also his story on forum.mestreechonline.nl: Het verraad – De dood van Hustinx’ zwagers. (The betrayal - The death of Hustinx’s brothers-in-law). [2]
    He is listed in the “Erelijst 1940-1945” (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [3]

    Footnotes

    1. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front – Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Doctorale scriptie 1994, Groningen
      6. De Landelijke Organisatie voor hulp aan onderduikers, p.649 ff.
    2. Mestreech online.nl Het verraad – De dood van Hustinx’ zwagers.
    3. Erelijst 1940-1945
    4. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl