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Knokploegen (K.P.)



Five raids on distribution offices in only one week

The illegally distributed newspaper De stem van Londen (The Voice of London) wrote on 19 July 1944 on page 2:

RAIDS.
From our Amsterdam correspondent.
In the week from 20 to 27 June, 5 raids were committed at distribution offices:
1) On 6/20/44 at

and many other coupons.
3) On the same day the distribution office in Valkenburg-Houthem was attacked. They arrived by car, the policeman on duty had provided the keys and pointed the way. He disappeared later with the robbers. (Dutch policemen, who will follow!) The following were taken: 78000 ration coupons of reserve, 38000 ration coupons of confectionery, 71000 ration coupons of legumes and thousands and thousands of ration coupons of almost every kind, including several hundred D.S.K (main cards) and almost 10,000 insert sheets.
4) The day after…

The Knokploegen (KP, Combat Groups) were the armed teams of the LO. Their task was not military (apart from acts of sabotage at the end of the war, when the Allies approached) but support for the people in hiding such as providing ration stamps or identity documents, if there was no other way to provide them (See the resistance by (mostly municipal) officials). In South Limburg, the various KPs have joined forces by forming one single group, the Knokploeg Zuid-Limburg. They had their headquarters on the farm of C.J.H. Janssen in Ulestraten. There was also a national organisation under the name Landelijke Knokploegen (L.K.P.).
Here are some links, unfortunately all just to Dutch websites:


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The fallen resistance people in Limburg

Knokploegen (K.P.) – 61 pers.

Ahout,
Gerardus Wilhelmus Johannes
Ger
∗ 1919-12-18
Deurne
† 1945-02-17
Bergen (L)
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Dutch Soldiers - Zwarte Plak - Raad van Verzet (RVV) -

Ger Ahout was a member of the LO-KP [1] and of the RVV [2] in Deurne. During the liberation of the south of the Netherlands, the Regiment Stoottroepen [] were founded on September …

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Bensen,
Guillaume Hubert
Giel
∗ 1911-09-02
Maastricht
† 1998-03-05
Heerlen
- Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Survivors - Heerlen -

The birth and death dates were found on geni.com. [1] Photo on ouweleem.nl [2] Giel Bensen was an inspector of the private police in the Oranje Nassau coal mines. …
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Bensen-Offermans,
Anna Maria
Antje
∗ 1902-09-11
Heerlen
† 1970-02-01
Heerlen
- Pilots’ helpers - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Intelligence - Women in the resistance - Survivors - Heerlen -

Antje Bensen-Offermans said at her farewell as a midwife, resistance work had been for her a phase in her life. She did not like to be reminded of it. See quote below. She was a sister-in-law of
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Berckel, van
Karel Clemens
Karel
∗ 1892-08-19
Delft
† 1944-09-05
Kamp Vught
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Heerlen - Verzetsherdenkingskruis -

Detailed information about the surgeon Karel van Berckel [1.1] can be found on the website of the National Memorial Camp Vught [1.2], where he was murdered. The following is an excerpt …

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Berkhout,
Jacobus Hermanus
Jacob
∗ 1904-08-12
Culemborg
† 1945-08-31
Malchow
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to Jews - Forced Labor - Heythuysen & Leudal -

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. …

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Bleijs,
Ludovicus Adrianus
Ludo “Lodewijk”
∗ 1906-10-17
Tilburg
† 1945-08-15
Gorinchem
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Engelandvaarders - Roermond -

Ludo Bleijs’ surname is also spelled Bleys, and sometimes Louis is given as his first name. His resistance name was Lodewijk. During the war he was a member of the Redemptorist monastery in …

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Bouten,
Henricus Jozef Hubertus
Hay “Lou”
∗ 1919-06-26
Arcen en Velden
† 1999-12-07
Sittard
- Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Arcen en Velden -

The birth and death dates of H.J.H. (Hay) Bouten are from the Venlo city archives. [1] Cammaert writes about him: Velden and elsewhere. Initially involved in helping …
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Broek, van den
Cornelis /Cornelius
∗ 1907-07-21
Heer
† 1945-03-12
Rotterdam
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Police - Heer -

Where was Cornelis van den Broek born? According to the OGS [1] in Heer, which was also adopted by maastrichtsegevelstenen.nl [2]. But in his personal file at the OGS it says …
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Bruijn, de
Fredericus Arnoldus Franciscus
Frits
∗ 1920-10-04
Asten
† 1944-09-05
America (L)
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Limburg + -

The grocer Frits de Bruijn lived in Asten. Son of the grocers Petrus Johannes Gijsbertus de Bruijn and Johanna Maria Sanders. Unmarried. Roman Catholic. Member of resistance, belonging to the …
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Coenen,
Jan Hubert
Sjeng
∗ 1915-01-10
Simpelveld
† 1944-09-05
Valkenburg
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - “Aussenministerium” - People in hiding - - Simpelveld - Verzetsherdenkingskruis -

Former subdistrictleader of Simpelveld. Cammaert: After the betrayal of Wittem [1.1], J.H. Coenen from Simpelveld and his comrade W.J. Francotte from Vaals, who had worked …
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Corbey,
George
∗ 1924-10-19
Valkenburg
† 1988-11-21
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Valkenburg - Survivors -

He was the third member of the KP (fight team) Valkenburg. The KPs in South Limburg were later merged, headquarters in Ulestraten. Even Sittard cooperated, although they did not participate in …

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Crasborn,
Jacobus Reinier Peter
Jacques
∗ 1916-04-12
Ittervoort
† 1987-11-26
Heerlen
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Verzetsherdenkingskruis -

Jacques Crasborn, from Ittervoort, decided after four years of high school to study for mine surveyor. On January 1, 1940, he was employed in this profession at the Oranje Nassau IV mine. His …

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Dobbe,
Theodorus
Theo “Hans”
∗ 1901-03-19
Amsterdam
† 1944-09-05
Dieren, gem. Rheden
- Initial resistance - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Nijmegen - Limburg + -

Photo: Oorlogsdoden Nijmegen 1940-1945 [2] In his civil profession, Theo Dobbe was a chief representative and active throughout the Netherlands. In the southern …
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Driessen,
P.F.A.
Pierre “Kees”
∗ 
- Aid to Jews - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Heerlen -

The machine constructor Pierre Driessen, also called Piet, was addressed within the resistance by the pseudonym Kees. [1] At the Oranje Nassau mines, a well-organized resistance group …

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Eijnden, van den
Martien Ant.
Watje, Tinuske
∗ 1917-02-04
Venray
† 1944-09-05
Horst-America
- Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Horst - Limburg + -

Tinus was a butcher and lived in Zeilberg in the farm Crisishoeve (municipality of Deurne). He was a member of the "Pilotencentrum De Zwarte Plak" near America, on the Limburg side of the …
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Evers,
Johannes Hendrikus
Jan
∗ 1917-05-03
Oosterhout (Valburg)
† 1944-07-21
Leusderheide
- Initial resistance - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Aid to Jews - Nijmegen - Limburg + -

Jan Evers ran a car repair shop, was married and father of one child. They lived in Nijmegen. He began typing and distributing illegal newspapers, including Vrij Nederland, in 1941 [1.1]. …
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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 - Peace Carillon -

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 it. [1] …
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Frantzen,
Josephus Wilhelmus Hubertus
Sef
∗ 1911-04-07
Maastricht
† 1994-07-04
- Civil Servants - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Maastricht - Swalmen -

Birth certificate 12.059-70 Maastricht, Limburg Civil Registry. [1] Sef Frantzen was a brother of Leon Frantzen in Horn, with whom he …
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Frenken /Frencken,
Jacobus Petrus Hubertus
Jacques
∗ 1921-11-07
Urmond
† 1944-06-15
Bloemendaal
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Maasniel -

Jacques Frenken was an electrician. [2#4] A. Reulen and J.P.H. Frencken already had a distinguished career as resisters …
wall: left, row 28-02
Groot, de
Jozef Geurt
Jef
∗ 1916-09-13
Heerlen
† 1979-10-30
Heerlen
- Initial resistance - Ondergrondse pers - Netwerk Bongaerts - People in hiding - Intelligence - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Survivors - Heerlen -

De data van geboorte en sterven van Sjef / Jef de Groot staan op zijn bidprentje [1] Tijdens de oorlog was hij ambtenaar van de staatsmijnen in Heerlen. [2] Cammaert schrijft over …
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Guelen,
Johannes Hendrikus
Johan
∗ 1918-10-01
Gennep
† 1944-09-08
Kamp Vught
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Peace Carillon - Gennep -

Johan Guelen spent his entire life living in Gennep [1#4][1#5] and was a machinist in the Paper Gennep (PaGe) mill. [2]. He belonged to the sabotage group KP-Noord Limburg (KP Gennep …

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Hekking,
Henri A.
Hens
∗ 1923-09-21
† 1945-04-16
- Nijmegen - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Couriers of the Resistance - Limburg + -

Henny Hekking was a member of the Knokploeg (combat group) in Nijmegen, together with, among others, his friends Jules Moormann,
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Hendriks,
Hendrikus Fredericus
Harrie “Hein”
∗ 1920-02-20
Gennep
† 1944-09-08
Vught
- Gennep - Knokploegen (K.P.) -

Leather processor. He and his brother Jan belonged to the sabotage squadHe was a member of the sabotage group KP-Noord Limburg (KP Gennep & Oeffelt). …
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Hendriks,
Johannes Jacobus
Jan
∗ 1915-07-21
Gennep
† 1944-09-08
Vught
- Gennep - Knokploegen (K.P.) -

Jan Hendriks was a typesetter and a member of the sabotage group KP-Noord Limburg (KP Gennep & Oeffelt). The resistance group took action, among other things, against black market traders. Arrested …

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Henssen,
Frans Joseph
Frans
∗ 1918-12-11
Simpelveld
† 1944-08-08
Simpelveld
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Simpelveld -

Frans Henssen was orphaned at an early age. He was a machine fitter, and during the invasion of the German army he served in an anti-aircraft battery. During the war he married Anny Schmetz. …

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Hoebers,
Peter Johannes Jacobus
Peter
∗ 1920-07-09
Helden
† 1944-08-10
Helden
- Helden - Knokploegen (K.P.) -

Peter Hoebers was a blacksmith. Early on Thursday morning, August 10, Nitsch, assisted by four members of the …
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Houwen,
Willem Laurens
Wiel
∗ 1911-03-22
Helden
† 1990-10-13
Venlo
- Civil Servants - Initial resistance - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Aid to Jews - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Helden -

Foto met dank aan het documentatiecentrum De Moennik en André Hanssen De ouders van Wiel Houwen hadden een bakkerij. Blijkbaar heeft Wiel daar ook gewerkt, want het Limburgsch Dagblad …
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Kessen,
Antonius Hubertus Marie Cornelis
Antoine
∗ 1904-10-25
Maastricht
† 1960-06-12
Leiden
- Civil Servants - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Intelligence - Survivors - Maastricht -

Nadat Antoine Kessen het gemeentelijk gymnasium in zijn geboorteplaats had doorlopen, legde hij in 1926 aan de Universiteit van Leuven cum laude het licentiaatsexamen in de …
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Knottenbelt,
Franciscus Hendrikus Gerhardus Maria
Frans
∗ 1921-08-04
Enschede
† 1944-07-09
Boven-Leeuwen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + -

Deputy manager [2] Frans Knottenbelt was killed in a firefight with landwachters (translated: rural guards, an auxiliary police composed of Dutch fascists) [4] near Leeuwen [1] on the night of …

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Kooten, van
Bartholomeus Johannes Cornelis
Bep
∗ 1914-12-12
Laren N.H.
† 1979-06-20
Hilversum
- Klimmen - Survivors - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers -

Bep van Kooten, temporarily local leader of the LO Klimmen and, for the sub-district of Valkenburg, contact person to the KP (“Knokploegen”, armed groups), sabotage specialist of the KP. …

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Kuerten,
Antonius Johannes
Toon “Joop”
∗ 1919-06-29
Nijmegen
† 1944-07-21
Vught
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Limburg + -

Toon Kuerten was a machine fitter [4]. Arrested on February 21, 1945 in Hoorn by the Landwacht (auxiliar police consisting of Dutch nazis) during a food transport. [1] We read about …

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Lambriks,
Jo
∗ 0000-00-00
† 0000-00-00
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Valkenburg - Survivors -

After a while, a K.P also emerged in Valkenburg. It initially consisted of two men, the teachers Jeng Meijs and Jo Lambriks. Meijs had Jacques …
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Lemson,
Hendrik Theodorus
Henk
∗ 1924-04-15
Maastricht
† 1945-04-07
Makkum
- People in hiding - Initial resistance - Groep Dresen - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Maastricht -

Henk Lemson was a tax official (direct taxes, Maastricht). [1] He belonged to the so called Belastinggroep Maastricht (A resistance group of mainly tax officials who continued the work …

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Linders,
Franciscus Gerardus Pierre
Frans
∗ 1918-05-03
Venlo
† 1944-09-12
Eindhoven
- Police - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Geleen -

Pierre Linders was a policeman in Geleen. In early 1944 he was transferred to Eindhoven, where he joined a resistance group that, among other things, transported weapons for the underground, …

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Meijs,
Sjeng
∗ 0000-00-00
† 0000-00-00
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Valkenburg - Survivors -

After a while, a K.P also emerged in Valkenburg. It initially consisted of two men, the teachers Jeng Meijs and Jo Lambriks. Meijs had Jacques …
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Merlijn,
Pieter Lambertus
Pieter “Leij”
∗ 1920-12-31
Ede
† 1945-03-12
Amsterdam
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Nijmegen -

Pieter was a machine fitter [6] and he was a member of the Knokploeg (combat group) in Nijmegen. He participated in raids on distribution offices, in attempts to liberate imprisoned …

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Meulenberg,
Edmundus Johannes
Eddy
∗ 1919-01-26
Nijmegen
† 1945-07-04
Nijmegen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Dutch Soldiers - Limburg + - Initial resistance -

Eddy Meulenberg was a conscript sergeant at the time of the surrender of the Dutch Army in May 1940. He was a member of the Nijmegen Knokploeg (combat group), together with his friends

This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.
Michels,
Franciscus Gerardus
Frans
∗ 1922-03-09
Merselo
† 1944-11-07
Venray-Leunen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Couriers of the Resistance - BS (Domestic Forces) - Intelligence - Venray -

Frans Michels was a miller. He helped people to hide and after the liberation of Merselo on October 16, 1944, he worked as a courier for the Second British Army. This meant that he had to …

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Mooren,
Antonius Lodewijk Joseph
Toon
∗ 1923-03-19
Vierlingsbeek
† 1945-03-05
Mauthausen
- Civil Servants - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Limburg + -

A detailed story about Toon Mooren on brabantsegesneuvelden.nl/ [1.1] with the source: “Pap, wat zijn dat voor doden?” [1.2] Toon worked at the tax office in Venray. [1.1] Het …

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Moormann,
Julius Ferdinand
Jules
∗ 1924-04-12
Nijmegen
† 1944-05-17
??
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Students - Limburg + -

During a failed liquidation attempt on April 14, 1944, Julius Ferdinand Moormann was arrested and George Muskens killed. [1] …
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Mullen, van der
Alphonse Joseph Arnold
Alfons
∗ 1886-11-01
Liège
† 1945-05-31
Bergen-Belsen
- Police - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - Helden -

Alphonse van der Mullen was one of the three police officers active in Helden in the resistance (the other two were J.J. Grijsbach and G.W.H. van Amerongen. He was their local chief or …
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Muskens,
George
Arts
∗ 1923-07-02
Maastricht
† 1944-04-14
Arnhem
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Students - Maastricht -

George Muskens (Gregorius Johannes Arnoldus Maria Muskens) was a trainee sculptor. He was a member of the Nijmegen Knokploeg (armed unit) . [1][3] In a failed liquidation attempt on …

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Nieskens,
Hendrik Johan Marie
Harrie
∗ 1924-10-11
Kessel (L)
† 1944-12-30
Weert
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - BS (Domestic Forces) - Dutch Soldiers - Kessel -

Harrie was a member of the B.S. (Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten = Domestic Forces, an alliance of the three main Dutch resistance organizations officially formed on September 5, 1944 [1]) and …

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Pereira,
Marinus Johannes
Rinus
∗ 1918-09-27
Den Haag
† 1944-08-30
Belfeld
- People in hiding - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Reuver -

In the spring of 1944, a combat group (K.P.) Reuver was formed by B. Verstappen. Other members were J.H. Goossens,
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Reichert,
Franciscus Petrus
Frans “Vrijn”
∗ 1873-08-29
Delft
† 1944-09-14
Nijmegen
- Nijmegen - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Couriers of the Resistance - Limburg + - Ondergrondse pers -

A trader by profession as well as a courier for the LO-KP out of conviction. Also Vrij Nederland. On September 14, 1944 he was shot in his house because of his work for V.N. [2]. The …

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Reulen,
Albert
Bèr
∗ 1916-11-12
Roermond
† 1944-06-10
Overveen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Roermond -

Albert Reulen was a butcher and factory worker, involved in the resistance groups Ordedienst (OD), Landelijke Organisatie voor Hulp aan Onderduikers (LO) and the KP (knokploegen, armed …
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Ronden,
Peter Joseph
Zef “De Witte”
∗ 1915-03-07
Geleen-Lutterade
† 1946-12-24
Sittard
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Couriers of the Resistance - Survivors - Sittard -

Data van geboorte en sterven van Zef Ronden komen uit het Regioarchief Sittard-Geleen, 841 Verzetsfamilie Ronden uit Sittard, 1939-1948. [1] Cammaert schrijft:
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Rooyackers /Rooijackers,
Wilhelmus Antonius
Wim
∗ 1918-03-13
Heerlen
† 1944-09-05
Vught
- Police - Initial resistance - Aid to escaped POW’s - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ondergrondse pers - Heerlen -

Wim Rooyackers was a trade correspondent and a member of the mine police. Almost from the beginning of the war he was involved with prisoners of war who had escaped from German camps. [1][2#3] …

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Sambeek, van
Cornelis
Kees van Maas en Waal
∗ 1921-11-03
Nijmegen
† 1945-04-04
Gemen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Dutch Soldiers -

Kees had attended secondary school in Nijmegen and had contacts with resistance people there. In the area of the rivers Maas and Waal, west of Nijmegen, there were local and individual …

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Schaik, van
Jan Hendrik
Jan
∗ 1922-04-10
Utrecht
† 1944-07-09
Boven-Leeuwen
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Students -

Student (Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl [5]) and machinist (Honor Roll of the Fallen [1]). Died on the night of July 8-9, 1944, in a firefight with landwachters (land guards) [7] near Leeuwen [4]. In …

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Schiphorst,
Thomas Adrianus Maria
Tom
∗ 1923-01-01
Heerlen
† 1945-03-09
Mauthausen
- Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Students - Heerlen - Nijmegen -

Tom Schiphorst lived at Paddepoelscheweg 15 in Nijmegen, took care of people in hiding and distributed illegal magazines. He also hid an American pilot. Member of the LO-Maas & …
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Schortinghuis,
Jacobus Reinder
Koos “Bob van de recherche”
∗ 1923-02-14
Delfzijl
† 1945-04-25
Hedel
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - BS (Domestic Forces) - Limburg + - Students -

Koos Schortinghuis was a member of the Knokploeg (armed group) of Nijmegen [1] and as such was qualified to join the Dutch army after the liberation of Nijmegen. He died as a member of …

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Schreurs,
Franciscus Hubertus Hendrikus
Frans
∗ 1915-10-09
Kessel
† 1944-11-19
Venlo
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Kessel -

Frans Schreurs was a market gardener and farmer by profession. [1#2][1#4] Because Kessel repeatedly struggled with a lack of hiding addresses, several emergency camps were …
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Simonis,
Adolf Hubertus
Dolf “Louis Brassé”
∗ 1895-05-23
Montfort
† 1975-09-19
Sittard
- Intelligence - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Sittard -

Dolf Simonis was a historically interested French teacher in Sittard and as such knew the misdeeds of the German army during World War I in Belgium. Already before the war, he had …
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Simonis,
Jeanne
∗ 1930-00-00
Sittard
- Women in the resistance - Couriers of the Resistance - Ondergrondse pers - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Survivors - Sittard -

Jeanne Simonis was the courier for her father Dolf Simonis, the leader of the knokploeg (armed resistance group) in Sittard. At the beginning of the …
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Spillenaar Bilgen,
Marinus
∗ 1892-10-25
Salatiga, NOI
† 1944-09-04
Vught
- Nijmegen - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ondergrondse pers - Limburg + - Knokploegen (K.P.) -

The pharmacist’s son Marinus Spillenaar Bilgen, as director of the Gelderland paper mill in Nijmegen, supplied large quantities of paper to underground newspapers such as Trouw [2][5] …

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Theelen,
Johannes Jozef
Jan “Nicolaas”
∗ 1919-12-21
Velden
† 1956-01-09
Ede
- Police - Initial resistance - Local contacts - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Aid to Jews - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Survivors - Arcen en Velden - Venlo -

Jan Theelen was born in Velden on December 21, 1919, a Sunday. Unless otherwise stated, this and the following data are taken from the article De oorlog die Jan Theelen …
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Ummels,
Anton Hubert
Bert
∗ 1894-07-15
Amby
† 1944-08-30
Belfeld
- Reuver - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Police - Beesel -

Bert Ummels had the rank of Opperwachtmeester in the police, which was generally associated with the function of station chief. He belonged to the LO in Reuver, moreover its combat group KP. …
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Verstappen,
Bernardus Petrus Lambertus
Ben
∗ 1914-04-23
Reuver
† 1944-08-30
Belfeld
- Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Beesel -

In the spring of 1944, Ben Verstappen, 30 years old, merchant, residing at Keulscheweg 597 in Reuver, had formed a K.P.(combat group), which was affiliated with the regional K.P.-Noord-Limburg …

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Verstrijden,
Ludovicus Franciscus
Loek
∗ 1918-11-11
Amsterdam
† 1942-05-11
Oranienburg
- Initial resistance - Knokploegen (K.P.) - OD trial of Maastricht -

Loek Verstrijden was an assistant purchaser [1][4] and trade correspondent. Co-organizer of the knokploeg (battle group) around Theo Dobbep. This …
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Vries, de
Douwe
Hans
∗ 1920-03-17
Zevenhuizen
† 1947-09-13
Haulerwijk
- Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Echt - Police -

Douwe de Vries was a policeman, he belonged to the LO and the KP in Echt. Died after the liberation, partly as a result of his resistance work. [1] In the municipality of Ooststellingwerf, where …

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