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

Schin op Geul

On the retaining wall in front of the parish church in Schin op Geul, some plaques and information boards have been installed in memory of the Second World War. In and around Schin op Geul 34 people were in hiding. They were placed there and taken care of by Albert (Trebla) Laeven. According to his son Anton Laeven there was only 1 Jewish person in hiding in Schin op Geul, under the pseudonym Jo van Oort. Hiding address at the Laval family, Strucht nr. 50; actual family name was Hartog. (son of pharmaceutical manufacturer Hartog from Amsterdam and Oss).

The fallen resistance people in Limburg Schin op Geul – 3 pers.
Caubo, Jean-Michel Jean	∗ 1891-04-28 Maastricht † 1945-02-13 Natzweiler, Außenkommando Daut	- Initial resistance - Aid to Jews - Dutch-Paris - Schin op Geul - Jean was registered at the civil registry as Johannes Michael and grew up in Schin-op-Geul. He was employed by the French railway company Wagons Lits and he was, with the help of his entire family, … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.01-02
Huntjens, Cornelis Franciscus Frans	∗ 1916-08-11 Schin op Geul † 1940-05-10 Nijswiller	- Schin op Geul - Dutch Soldiers - Draftee MC-III-37 R.I., killed during the German invasion on May 10, 1940 in Nijswiller near casemate No. 1. According to the municipality, he fell “… while standing at his post on May …
Laeven, Albert Hubert Albert	∗ 1916-09-25 Schin op Geul † 2005-12-29 Schin op Geul	- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Local contacts - Schin op Geul - Survivors - Albert Laeven from Schin op Geul near Valkenburg worked in the drawing office of the mine Willem-Sophia [2] near Spekholzerheide during the war years. In the fall of 1942, he and his … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg