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Limburg 1940-1945,
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1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg
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Forced Labor
This website is mainly about the resistance in Dutch Limburg. But the story would not be complete if we would not also show other groups. This applies especially to the forced laborers, who often initially had evaded forced labor and were then apprehended. Some also rebelled against the conditions during their forced labor.
The longer the war lasted, the more the distinctions between the forced labor camps, which were still open at first, and the concentration camps became blurred.
More than twenty million people were subjected to forced labor in the German Reich during the Nazi era and in the territories occupied by the Wehrmacht during World War II.
Read also The Economy of the Concentration Camps
| Forced Labor – 47 pers. ⇒All the fallen resistance people in Limburg | ||
| Arts,
Lodewijk Peter Antonius Louis | ∗ 1925-08-13 Venray † 1944-10-04 Venlo | - Venray - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Dutch Soldiers - Intelligence - Louis Arts was an apprentice plasterer. He worked as a forced laborer on a farm in Germany and took advantage of that by helping other forced laborers across the nearby border. He did so outside … wall: right, row 31-02 |
| Asselmans,
Louis | ∗ 1915-10-23 Maastricht † 1944-03-21 Dachau II | - Maastricht - Unorganized resistance - Forced Labor - From January 31 to February 3, 1941, worked voluntarily for a few days in Bomlitz, Germany. Returned to Maastricht. From February 27 to June 7, 1941, he worked through the regional employment … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel. |
| Aussems,
Johannes | ∗ 1919-11-14 Maastricht † 1944-08-18 AEL Zöschen, Kr. Merseburg | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - People in hiding - Johannes Aussems worked in the paper mill in Maastricht. His mother stated that he had to go to Germany (probably in February 1943) for forced labor. Police report after the war: "When her son … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Baeten,
Jozef | ∗ 1915-05-03 Sevenum † 1945-05-07 Salzgitter-Barum | - Forced Labor - Sevenum - Jos. Baeten was a farmer. He was arrested in Kronenberg in the church raid of October 8, 1944. Grave of honor at the catholic cemetery in … wall: right, row 14-01 |
| Berkhout,
Jacobus Hermanus Jacob | ∗ 1904-08-12 Culemborg † 1945-08-31 Malchow | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Heythuysen - Forced Labor - Jacob Berkhout, an electrical engineer, had taken in a Jewish Ms. Prijs and her two children at his home. Someone who knew about it betrayed this in order to get an arrested friend released. … wall: left, row 22-05 |
| Boijmans,
Andreas Gerardus Willem André | ∗ 1886-05-12 Rotterdam † 1945-03-24 AEL Hunswinkel, Kr. Altena | - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Roermond - The basket maker [1] André Boijmans was one of people in hiding, who were arrested in Roermond after Christmas 1943 and ended up in the Arbeitserziehungslager Hunswinkel, where a … wall: right, row 05-01 |
| Brouns,
Martinus Hubertus Martin | ∗ 1918-11-13 St. Pieter (M’tricht † 1945-04-11 Mauthausen | - Geleen - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Martin Brouns was a bread peddler [1#2] and a miner. On August 19, 1929 he moved with his parents from Maasticht to Geleen. [1#3]After being dismissed from the … wall: left, row 09-02 |
| Caris,
Peter Hubertus Pierre | ∗ 1924-01-10 Haelen † 1944-03-08 KZ Mittelbau-Dora (Buchenwald) | - Haelen - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Pierre Caris was a car mechanic.On April 16, 1943, he was forced to work in Germany by the regional labor office in Roermond. [1]Later he ended up in concentration camp Dora. His … wall: left, row 12-03 |
| Ceulen,
Alphonsus Antonius Pieter Hubertus Alphons | ∗ 1923-10-29 Maastricht † 1945-03-17 AEL Hunswinkel | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Roermond - Alfons Ceulen lived in Maastricht until November 24, 1937, then in Roermond. He was a student. An official of the regional employment office recalled after the war that he was deported to … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Cobbenhaegen,
Frans Alexander Frans | ∗ 1921-10-18 Valkenburg † 1944-12-20 Buchenwald | - Forced Labor - Valkenburg - Unorganized resistance - Frans Cobbenhaegen was a post official in Valkenburg, unmarried, arrested (date unknown) in Cologne for smuggling letters to the Netherlands. He passed through the camps of Amersfoort, … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg |
| Conaert,
Hubertus | ∗ 1925-01-19 Maastricht † 1945-02-28 Straflager Köln, AEL? | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - The birth and death of Hubertus Conaert are documented in the Nederlandsche Staatscourant of September 19, 1950 under number 62921 [1].According to maastrichtsegevelstenen.nl he died in … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Dirix,
Hubertus Gerardus Sjir | ∗ 1902-09-06 Heer † 1945-05-23 Lund, dep. Malmöhus (S) | - Heer - Forced Labor - Hubertus Gerardus (Sjir) Dirix was an earth worker, unmarried, arrested for desertion, was forced to work in Germany, but fled to Sweden, died May 23, 1945 in Lund from the … wall: left, row 14-01 |
| Dols,
Jan Willem Hubertus Marie Willy | ∗ 1911-03-21 Sittard † 1944-11-05 Kdo HU-Schwesing, Neuengamme | - Forced Labor - Sittard - Willy Dols was a teacher of Dutch and a gifted linguist, who made an accurate study of the Sittard diphthong [5]. He spent part of the school vacations in 1944 with his sister in … wall: right, row 18-02 |
| Driessen,
Martin Hubertus Martin | ∗ 1922-10-01 Blerick † 1945-01-22 KZ Neuengamme, Bergedorf | - Forced Labor - People in hiding - Venlo - Photo: vriendenkringneuengamme.nl [7] →According to his death certificate [1], Martin Driessen was a machine fitter. But according to the records from Amersfoort (Police … |
| Eurelings ,
Martinus | ∗ 1912-12-25 Schimmert † 1945-03-17 Diez an der Lahn | - The clergy - Forced Labor - Initial resistance - After his priestly studies in Roermond, Martin Eurelings became parish vicar (assistant chaplain) in Nevers (F) [1].There he was arrested on January 19, 1942. [2] |
| Francotte,
Wilhelm Joseph Joep | ∗ 1920-12-29 Vaals † 1944-09-05 Valkenburg | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Vaals - Ondergrondse pers - - Joep Francotte was a roofer/plumber from Vaals. His family website: He refused to work in Germany and was sentenced to months of forced labor in a camp for … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: right, row 25-05 |
| Franssen,
Joseph Ludovicus Josef | ∗ 1905-10-17 Maastricht † 1944-05-07 Bergen-Belsen | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - The rebar worker Josef Franssen lived in Maastricht. On February 25, 1943, he was forced to go to work at an unknown location in Germany. [1#2]Nothing has yet been found in the archives … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Gulikers,
Louis Joseph | ∗ 1924-05-12 Maastricht † 1944-05-11 Bitterfeld (Buchenwald) | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Louis Gulikers was a ceramic worker by profession. [1] Of the five war victims with this profession listed by the Oorlogsgravenstichting (War Graves Institution), four are from Maastricht … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Hees,
van Johannes Hubertus Augustinus Jan? | ∗ 1922-04-24 Meerssen † 1944-12-24 Hamburg | - Meerssen - Forced Labor - Some information about Jan van Hees can be found at meerssen.nl, but that is little. [1]They wonder, whether he was called Johannes, Hans or Jan. We could choose Jan, because that is the … wall: left, row 37-05 |
| Heuschen,
Harry | ∗ 1922-06-21 Vaals † 1945-04-26 Bad Dürrheim Kr. Villingen | - Vaals - Forced Labor - Dutch Soldiers - Hendrik Eduard Joseph Marie Heuschen was a trade correspondent. From his short biographynbsp;[1]: Among other things, he helped among others Jewish people in hiding. Arrested on … wall: right, row 26-01 |
| Heynen,
Pierre | ∗ 1918-02-01 Amby † 1943-11-09 AEL Mülheim | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Pierre Heynen (often spelled Heijnen) was an aircraft builder. He worked at the Hague aircraft factory Pander & Sons. Its owner Henk Pander was an enthusiastic member of the NSB [1] and built … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Hilten,
van Antoon Gerrit Guillaume Tom | ∗ 1923-11-09 Geleen † 1945-02-24 Neuengamme | - Geleen - Forced Labor - Studenten - Unorganized resistance - Tom van Hilten was a student [1#1] and an office worker. [1#3]He had evaded mandatory labor service in Germany, but was picked up in a raid in 1942 or 1943 and taken … wall: left, row 10-01 |
| Hoeben ,
Wilhelmus Hub. | ∗ 1902-02-16 Nederweert † 1945-02-06 Kdo. Meppen-Versen (Neuengamme | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Limburg + - Forced Labor - He was a member of the LO in Someren and was “arrested on June 16, 1944 in roundup of Allied airmen.” [1]On the website Brabantse … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-02 |
| Hokke,
Hendricus Fredericus Jan | ∗ 1921-05-13 Heerlen † 1945-01-04 Neuengamme | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Hendricus Hokke was a carpenter and or joiner. Around March 1943 he was forced to go to work in Germany. [1#3]After that, he does not seem to have returned from leave and/or gone into hiding, … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Hout,
van Jan (Johannes Franciscus) | ∗ 1908-10-17 Valkenburg † 1945-02-22 KZ Neuengamme | - Forced Labor - Initial resistance - Valkenburg - Professional cyclist from 1932 to 1940. When he was eight years old, he moved to Eindhoven with his parents. In 1932 he set a new Dutch hour record (42.282) in Tilburg and on August 25th, … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg |
| Hüskens,
Jacob Heinrich Jacob | ∗ 1906-08-06 Rheindahlen † 1944-11-04 KZ Solingen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Haelen - Forced Labor - Born in Rheindahlen near Mönchen-Gladbach (Germany). He was a motorist and member of the LO in Horn. [1][2]Horn was initially independent and belonged to Haelen from 1991-2007. Now they … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.04-14 |
| Jongen,
Hubert Huub | ∗ 1910-10-22 Nieuwenhagen † 1943-03-25 Bremen | - Ondergrondse pers - Ubach over Worms - Communists & Sympathizers - Forced Labor - The miner Huub Jongen lived in Waubach (municipality of Ubach over Worms) and was a distributor of De vonk (The Spark) [1]He was arrested on May 31, 1942. [2]He was in the … wall: right, row 24-04 |
| Kasdorp,
Wim | ∗ 1905-05-19 Amsterdam † 1945-04-09 AEL Hunswinkel (D) | - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Roermond - Seller of electrotechnical articles, lived in Swalmerstraat.His son wrote: "We lived opposite the Ortskommandantur (local army HQ), so if they wanted, the Germans were in our house within ten … wall: right, row 08-02 |
| Knops,
Mathias Jacob Jacques | ∗ 1918-08-30 Simpelveld † 1945-03-17 Bergen-Belsen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Simpelveld - Forced Labor - Jacques Knops was a civil servant at the Rijkskolenbureau. [1]When he was forced to go to work in Villingen in southern Germany in 1943, he managed to have himself … wall: right, row 16-05 |
| Leclou,
Paul Leon Willem Antoon Paul | ∗ 1921-02-28 Voerendaal † 1945-04-29 Dora-Mittelbau (Nordhausen) | - Initial resistance - Group Smit - Voerendaal - Ondergrondse pers - Forced Labor - Paul Leclou attended the MTS (Secondary Technical School).Cammaert writes about the situation in Voerendaal in 1940:Former soldiers like Th.G.H. Treuen, L.A. Vlemmings, C. … wall: right, row 34-04 |
| Lemmens,
Johannes Antonius Mathias Jan | ∗ 1912-04-28 Limmel † 1945-03-25 Nordhausen | - Maastricht - Belgium - The clergy - Forced Labor - Secret Army (B) - Photo: The Hagiography Circle [1] →Jan Lemmens was born in Limmel [2.1], a village then belonging to the municipality of Meerssen and today to Maastricht.He was a … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Loogman,
Jan | ∗ 1922-03-12 Venray † 1944-01-28 AEL Großbeeren, Kr. Teltow | - Studenten - Forced Labor - Venray - The father of Johannes Adrianus Loogman was one of the 460 Dutch personalities held hostage by the Germans in Sint Michielsgestel at the beginning of the occupation. Jan went to study in Amsterdam … wall: right, row 31-04 |
| Mil,
van Wilhelmus Hubertus Willy | ∗ 1925-06-18 Schaesberg † 1945-03-01 AEL Zöschen b. Leuna | - Forced Labor - Schaesberg - Willy van Mil was a miner underground. [1#4]The mayor of Schaesberg wrote to the Dienst Identificatie en Berging (Identification and Recovery Service) on June 28, 1948: wall: right, row 13-03 |
| Nijst,
Charles Joseph | ∗ 1916-03-05 Kerkrade † 1944-01-18 AEL Groß-Beeren, Kreis Teltow | - Studenten - Forced Labor - Initial resistance - Valkenburg - Ondergrondse pers - Charles Nijst was a student at the Katholieke Economische Hogeschool (Catholic College of Economics) in Tilburg. [1]The no longer existing weekly newspaper Het Land van … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: right, row 26-04 |
| Pérée,
Theo | ∗ 1913-10-13 Maastricht † 1945-01-04 Neuengamme | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - In the genealogy Henket Henquet [1] we read:Theo Pérée from Maastricht was afactory worker/ laborer in a noodle factory and domiciled Achter de Molens 6 in Maastricht. … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Rietjens,
Louis | ∗ 1922-02-16 Roermond † 1945-03-22 AEL Hunswinkel, Kr. Altena | - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Roermond - Jan Louis. See also the memorial plaque KZ Hunswinkel wall: right, row 08-04 |
| Roodbeen,
Peter (Piet) | ∗ 1887-12-31 Sevenum † 1945-02-18 Salzgitter-Watenstedt | - Sevenum - Forced Labor - Pieter Jan Roodbeen was a farmer. He was arrested in Kronenberg in the church raid of October 8, 1944. wall: right, row 15-03 |
| Rutten,
Eduardus Servatius Valentinus Maria Eduard | ∗ 1923-08-12 Maastricht † 1945-04-23 Flossenbürg, | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Studenten - People in hiding - Picture: Wikimedia →→→Three of Eduard Rutten’s … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Terwisscha van Scheltinga,
Jacques Jaco | ∗ 1922-07-08 Schiedam † 1945-04-11 Celle | - Weert - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Jacques Johan Cornelis Terwisscha van Scheltinga worked as a salesman in a clothing store in Dokkum, was to be deported to Germany for forced labor, but escaped at the train station in Leeuwarden … wall: right, row 37-02 |
| Timmermans,
Mathias Hendrikus Mathieu | ∗ 1921-05-05 Weert † 1944-11-23 Kdo HU-Schwesing, Neuengamme | - Weert - Forced Labor - Mathieu Timmermans was a truck driver. [1#2]What he was arrested for is not clear from what his father P.H. Timmermans wrote about him:August 24, 1944 arrested, taken … wall: right, row 37-03 |
| Ubachs,
Jan | ∗ 1920-09-07 Maastricht † 1945-02-10 Mauthausen Gusen | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Jan Ubachs from Maastricht was sent to work in Germany on Oct. 8. [1]So far we have no data on it, whether he resisted or how it went on after his deportation, only that he died in Gusen. … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Ummels,
Petrus | ∗ 1917-02-25 Maastricht † 1944-06-16 Berlin-Spandau | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Petrus Ummels of Maastricht was an underground worker [1#2] in the Maurits State Mine and, according to the director of the Maastricht Regional Labor Office, had to go to Germany on March … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Veenstra,
Jacob Halbe Jacob | ∗ 1919-12-23 Amsterdam † 1944-02-09 Helgoland | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - The parents of concrete worker Jacob Veenstra were from Leeuwarden. He himself was married to Helena Schobbe, born in Maastricht [1#2] and lived there with her. Jacob had already (probably … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Veerman,
Christiaan Jac. Lou | ∗ 1887-07-27 Kesteren † 1945-01-17 Siegburg (D) | - Ondergrondse pers - Geleen - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Forced Labor - - 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 … wall: left, row 09-05 |
| Verdijk,
Marius Petrus Joannes Marius | ∗ 1907-11-15 Beugen † 1945-05-21 Malchow, Kr. Waren | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Limburg + - Forced Labor - Marius Verdijk was a member of the LO-Vierlingsbeek. Civil servant at the municipal office. Arrested on June 28, 1944 during a search on instruction of the NSB mayor (Het … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-06 |
| Verhoeven,
Hubertus | ∗ 1919-08-25 Maastricht † 1945-04-21 Dachau | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Unorganized resistance - Huub Verhoeven lived in Maastricht. He was forced to work in Germany, probably in March 1942. [1].Investigations by the Red Cross revealed that he “must have resisted” there. In … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Wauthlé,
Joseph Marie Hubertus Jozef | ∗ 1923-07-15 Mechelen (L) † 1944-11-27 Brandenburg | - Unorganized resistance - Wittem - Forced Labor - Engelandvaarders - Jozef Wauthlé was a lathe operator. Tried to escape to England, but was caught at the French-Swiss border. For this he received three months and then had to do forced labor in Eupen, which at … wall: right, row 39-03 |
