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

Ambtenaren

Resistance by (mostly municipal) officials. They made an important contribution to the care of people in hiding, e.g. by falsification of documents. Sometimes this threatened to come to light and then a combat team had to break in to protect these officers. One of these actions was very successful: The Raid on the Distribution Office in Valkenburg

The civil servant Victor Willems

*Ambtenaren – 17 pers. ⇒*All the fallen resistance people in Limburg
Beunen, Hubertus / Hendrikus? Bèr	∗ 1917-01-01 Ohé en Laak † 1945-01-18 Echt	Echt - L.O. - municipality - Civil servant / member of the resistance. Shot by the Germans on January 18, 1945 during the liberation in connection with the support of the Allies. … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.04-02
Cremers, Annie	∗ 0000-00-00 † 0000-00-00	♀ - Valkenburg - municipality - survivor - She forged documents, etc. in the Valkenburg municipal office to help people in hiding. But in which office? Do you know more? Write us! More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Annie Cremers op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg.
Cremers, Hein	∗ 0000-00-00 † 0000-00-00	Valkenburg - L.O. - municipality - survivor - At the end of the war, the municipal officials Hein Cremers and especially Guus Laeven ensured that the entire register of the registry office of Valkenburg “somehow” got lost, when the Germans had the idea to force all male inhabitants … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Hein Cremers op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg.
Freysen /Freijsen, Wilhelmus Agathus Petrus Willem	∗ 1914-09-29 Breda ?	Valkenburg - L.O. - municipality - survivor - To hide the manipulations by him and his colleagues (particularly Victor Willems) in favor of the people in hiding, the distribution office of Valkenburg was robbed with great success. … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Wilhelmus Agathus Petrus Freysen /Freijsen op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg.
Geerlings, Hermanus Bernardus Arnoldus Herman	∗ 1917-03-28 Elst † 1945-02-18 Hamburg-Neuengamme	Elst - L.O. - municipality - The outskirts of Limburg - He was one of the pioneers of the LO-Elst and belonged to a group mainly composed of municipal officials [1]. Read more about the end of this group in the story about Elst. He is buried in Elst. [2] Erelijst … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Hal, van Petrus P. Piet	∗ 1918-05-07 † 1945-03-14 Buchenwald, Weimar	Elst - L.O. - municipality - The outskirts of Limburg - “Also: LO-Gent” [1]. Van Hommerich meant the village of Gendt, about five kilometers northeast of Nijmegen. For the Belgian city of Ghent, of course, had no LO and was also too far away. He was arrested on November 18, 1943, probably by treason,[1] was one of the pioneers of LO-Elst … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Hoes, Gerardus Adrianus Geert	∗ 1919-02-10 Tilburg † 1945-02-09 Neuengamme	Nijmegen - Elst - L.O. - municipality - Student - The outskirts of Limburg - Geert Hoes was one of the pioneers of LO-Elst and belonged to a group consisting mainly of municipal officials, including Hendrik Kammeraat, Kees Peters, … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Kammeraat, Hendrik	∗ 1904-04-26 Woubrugge † 1944-12-19 Neuengamme	Elst - L.O. - municipality - The outskirts of Limburg - Municipal secretary of Elst. Was one of the pioneers of LO-Elst, he set up with Kees Peters, Gerrit Erdkamp, Hermanus B. A. Geerlings, … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-13
Laeven, H.P.August Guus	∗ 1913-05-02 Oud-Valkenburg † 1972-09-23 Houthem	Valkenburg - L.O. - municipality - survivor - Guus Laeven from Houthem was during the war deputy head of the population department of the municipality of Valkenburg-Houthem. [1] Towards the end of the war, with the help of Hein Cremers, he made sure that the entire register of … H.P.August Laeven op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg.
Linssen, Henricus Ignatius	∗ 1888-07-17 Nijmegen † 1944-07-21 Leusden	Nijmegen - municipality - press - The outskirts of Limburg - Henricus Ignatius Linssen worked in the distribution office of Nijmegen. He was married to Joanna Maria Elisabeth Teunissen and father of three children. He provided those in hiding with distribution documents ( stamps and cards) and distributed forbidden newspapers. He belonged to the … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Martens, Johannes Theodorus Antonius Jopie	∗ 1924-10-19 Asten † 1945-05-06 Kdo. Sandbostel, Neuengamme	L.O. - municipality - The outskirts of Limburg - … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-15
Muller, Jean Maurice	∗ 1920-02-06 Weltevreden (Ned.Ind † 1944-07-21 Kamp Vught	Nijmegen - municipality - press - The outskirts of Limburg - As an official of the distribution office in Nijmegen, he passed on ration cards to people in hiding and he distributed banned newspapers. He belonged to the Vrij Nederland group of Nijmegen and was arrested on June 20, 1944 [4], possibly as a result of betrayal [1.1]. On July 21, 1944, he … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Oosterhout, van Nicolaas Cornelis Nico	∗ 1918-02-28 Dordrecht † 1944-08-11 Kamp Vught	municipality - The outskirts of Limburg - RVV - Zwarte Plak - Customs officer. Son of the bargeman Nicolaas van Oosterhout and Cornelia Antonia Aartsen. At the age of 14 he started working as a helper in a bicycle repair shop, but when he realized that he would not get far without a degree, he went back to school around 1934. In 1937 he volunteered … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-17
Peters, Cornelis Gijsbertus Kees	∗ 1915-04-16 Elst † 1945-03-02 Mauthausen	Elst - L.O. - municipality - The outskirts of Limburg - Was one of the pioneers of LO-Elst, he set up with Hendrik Kammeraat, Gerrit Erdkamp, Hermanus B. A. Geerlings, … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.03-11
Ruyters, Peter Leonard Leo (Huub)	∗ 1892-10-10 Echt † 1943-05-02 Wellerlooi (Bergen [L])	Heer - CCD - municipality - april/may strike - Leo Ruyters was deputy Chief Controller of the C.C.D. (The Centrale Controle Dienst, Central Control Service, 1934-1954, mainly supervised trade in scarce goods. [1]) Member of the resistance group Bouman, who supported … wall: left, row 14-05
Speetjens, Math	∗ 1919-06-08 Margraten † 1945-03-05 Mauthausen	Margraten - Heer - municipality - Joannes Hubertus Matheus Speetjens was a civil servant and helper of Jews. Arrested in July 1944 in Heer by the SD as a result of treason by the hoofdwachtmeester van politie (police sergeant major), A.B. Reuten. (Cammaert VI, p. 653) wall: left, row 37-03
Willems, Victor Benedictus Josephus Vic	∗ 1910-03-20 Oud-Valkenburg † 1983-06-07 Oud-Valkenburg	Valkenburg - L.O. - municipality - survivor - Together with Willem Freysen he stole food stamps and other documents for the people in hiding in the LO on a large scale, which ultimately made the raid on the distribution … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Victor Benedictus Josephus Willems op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg.