The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Henricus Antonius Oudenhoven (Henny /Hendrik)

Oorlogsgravenstichting

Henny Oudenhoven was a student, but the source does not say where. [1]
On March 13, 1943 loyalty was introduced. Henny was 19 years old at the time. He had apparently refused to sign, which was expected of all students. Male students, who did not, had to face forced labor in Germany. Those who refused to do even that had to go into hiding. The manhunt for absconders was conducted in northern Limburg by the dreaded Berendsen commando of the AKD in Venlo, which arrested him on June 27, 1944 in Vierlingsbeek.
Cammaert wrote: In the summer of 1944, the commando Berendsen of the AKD raged in the region. It is not known how many of the hiders fell victim to it. At least five of them died in Germany: A.J. van den Munckhof, L.J. Rongen, J.M. van Gestel, P.H. van Rhee and H.A. van Oudenhoven. [2]

The Neuengamme Digital Memorial mentions that after his arrest in Venlo, he was held for one night in Venlo, then in Amersfoort (Block 10), from July 28 to September 8, 1944. Like so many others, he was put on the train to Neuengamme concentration camp on that day and arrived there on September 10. The there indicated place of death is not Neuengamme, but Germany. On the specified date of death, the ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland IV, which were loaded with thousands of prisoners from Neuengamme, were bombed in the Bay of Lübeck. It is therefore quite possible that Henny was also among them. [3]

He seems to have been friends with Arie van den Munckhof, who was one year older, because both were wanted in one advertisement after the war, see the mention of Arie on oorlogsgravenstichting.nl. [4]
This person is listed in the “Erelijst 1940-1945” (Honor Roll of the Dutch Parliament). [5]

Footnotes

1. Archief Oorlogsgravenstichting (@ Nationaal archief),
   Dossier Hendrik Oudenhoven #3
2. 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. 713
3. 1. vriendenkringneuengamme.nl Henricus Antonius Oudenhoven
   2. Cap Arcona, Wikipedia • Nederlands • Deutsch • English • Français • Português
4. oorlogsgravenstichting.nl Arie van den Munckhof
5. Erelijst 1940-1945
6. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl
7. https://www.4en5mei.nl/oorlogsmonumenten/zoeken/1759/venray-oorlogsmonument