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

Geulle

tracesofwar Geulle

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The Maas village of Geulle played already a role early on in the war as a starting point for refugees who were brought across the Maas to Belgium in rowboats. Initially, they were French-speaking prisoners of war who had managed to escape from Germany [1]; later, there were also Jews and members of downed Allied air crews. On the other side of the river they were received by Belgian resistance fighters, for example Paul Schoenmaeckers from Rekem with his entire family. From 1943, police chief Koers also interfered. [2]

1. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front – Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Doctorale scriptie 1994, Groningen
   3. Hulpverlening aan uit Duitsland ontvluchte (Franstalige) krijgsgevangenen, III.5. Twente/Achterhoek-Echt-Geulle p.203 ff.
2. Dr. F. Cammaert, Het Verborgen Front – Geschiedenis van de georganiseerde illegaliteit in de provincie Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Doctorale scriptie 1994, Groningen
   4. Hulpverlening aan geallieerde piloten en hun bemanningsleden, p.330 ff

Liberated: 1944-09-17

The fallen resistance people in Limburg Geulle – 3 pers.
Brouwer, Neeltje	∗ 1914-08-29 Benschop, Utr. † 1983-09-12 Winschoten, Oldambt (Gr)	- Civil Servants - Underground Press - Pilots’ helpers - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Women in the resistance - Geulle - The birth and death dates of the Koers-Brouwer couple can be found on geni.com. [1]She and her husband Klaas Koers began their … t-
Droitcourt, Camille Michel Joseph Guido Guido “Kamiel”	∗ 1915-09-27 Berlin-Pankow † 1943-02-11 Hauptlager Neuengamme	- Underground Press - Groep Dresen - Geulle - Guido Droitcourt had a German mother and a French father and was born in Berlin. At the age of 20 he came to Geulle with his mother, her husband and his half-brother. In July 1941 the first … wall: middel, row 04-02
Koers, Klaas	∗ 1913-06-01 Scheemda, Gr.	- Police - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Belgium - Underground Press - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Geulle - Details of birth and death the Koers-Brouwer couple can be found at geni.com. [1] Of Klaas only birth details are known so far. The state police officer Klaas Koers had been … t-