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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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Koeriers van het verzet
The couriers, of course, delivered messages (and small objects). Initially, this often happened by means of scribbles, but after several waves of arrest, they became more cautious with writing things down. They were people who could move around inconspicuously, such as professional drivers or others who traveled every day for work. Increasingly, this was done by bicycle, and then increasingly by women and girls, such as a “housewife with shopping bags”, because they were not deported to Germany for slave labor and it did not fit into the Nazis’ wa of thinking that a woman could resist at all. Therefore, they were almost never controlled. Not at least because of this, the killed resistance people were almost exclusively men. If a married couple was arrested, in most cases the woman was released again because it was assumed that she alone no longer posed a danger. In addition, there was the idea, still widespread today, that "BEHIND every successful man is a capable woman.”
| Koeriers van het verzet – 20 pers. ⇒All the fallen resistance people in Limburg | ||
| Berger,
Fons | ∗ 1925-05-01 Venlo † 1945-01-22 Neuengamme | Venlo - L.O. - - Alfons Reinoud Berger was the eldest son of the mayor of Venlo, who stepped down in 1941, and attended the gymnasium Sint-Thomas College there. “In 1944, the SiPo inflicted two major blows on the Venlo resistance.” … wall: right, row 28-02 |
| Betuw,
van Johannes Petrus Maria Jan “Jules” | ∗ 1923-08-08 Eygelshoven † 2015-03-13 Heerlen | Heerlen - L.O. - - survivor - During the war, Jan van Betuw was a bus driver and courier in the LO district of Heerlen under the pseudonym Jules. In this capacity, he narrowly escaped arrest in early 1944 during a check on the Valkenburgerweg in Heerlen while transporting ration stamps. The source for this information and … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Johannes Petrus Maria van Betuw op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg. |
| Coehorst,
Frans Van Aken | ∗ 1925-09-22 Venlo † 1944-11-01 Zwickau | Venlo - L.O. - - The 18-year-old Frans Gerard Marie Joseph Coehorst was asked by Hendrikx after his graduation from high school to work for him as a courier in the Limburg district and secretary. Thus he knew many prominent L.O. members. Arrested … wall: right, row 27-04 |
| Cremers,
Wielke | ∗ 1910-07-12 Heerlen † 1950-08-20 Valkenburg | ♀ - Valkenburg - L.O. - - survivor - Sister of Gerda Cremers and sister-in-law of Pierre Schunck. He wrote about her: “Wielke Cremers and the Peusens sisters worked as couriers”. Wielke was always out by bike anyway. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Wielke Cremers op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg. |
| Creusen,
Wiel oom Kees | ∗ 1893-07-31 Kerkrade † 1945-05-31 Bergen-Belsen | Kerkrade - - press - RVV - Jan Willem Creusen was a civil servant at the Distribution Office and former chairman of the local wall: left, row 26-01 |
| Delahaye,
Pauline | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 0000-00-00 | ♀ - IJzeren - - survivor - Was a courier for the resistance and among other things she brought the children Cohen to the hamlet IJzeren, where they could go into hiding. Pauline Delahaye op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg. |
| Förster,
Maria Anna Clara Mies | ∗ 1915-11-16 Helmond † 1945-03-18 Heerlen | ♀ - Heerlen - L.O. - - Nurse, assistant to the medical examiner at the municipal employment office in Heerlen. "She saved numerous approved persons from being sent to Germany for forced labour by changing medical certificates on a large scale and by signing rejection certificates herself." [1] She forged … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.04-11 |
| Gruijters,
Pierre | ∗ 1906-03-14 Eijsden † 1944-10-08 Effeld | Roermond - L.O. - - press - On October 6, 1944, Pierre Emile Joseph Gruijters went with Ab Schols to a farmer in Posterholt to collect food for those in hiding. On the way they were stopped by two SS men. The front line ran approximately here in the fall of 1944. The … wall: right, row 06-01 |
| Hekking,
Henri A. Hens | ∗ 1923-09-21 † 1945-04-16 | Nijmegen - L.O. - K.P. - - The outskirts of Limburg - Henny Hekking was a member of the Knokploeg (combat group) in Nijmegen, together with, among others, his friends Jules Moormann, George Muskens and … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel. |
| Hilkens,
Leonard Peter Joseph Leo | ∗ 1921-05-10 Wessem † 1944-10-16 Wessem | Wessem - - Leo Hilkens was a farmer. He brought messages from resistance groups to the Allies. When he fought with British and Belgian troops in the liberation of his hometown, he was caught and shot as an alleged spy. The death certificate gives October 15, 1944 as his date of death. The … wall: right, row 37-03 |
| Jans,
Katie | ∗ 1923-07-24 Venlo † 1945-01-06 Venlo | ♀ - Venlo - L.O. - - Ordedienst - person in hiding - She was a daughter of reserve Major General Jacobus Jans, commander of the OD in Limburg, and the sister of his successor Leo Jans. The latter, after his arrest, was … wall: right, row 29-01 |
| Jaspers,
Marie-Thérèse Treesie | ∗ 1924-01-11 Klimmen † 2013-09-08 Imstenrade | ♀ - Klimmen - L.O. - - survivor - Trees Jaspers was the daughter of the notary Jaspers from Klimmen and a sister of Jo Jaspers [1], who was killed in action on May 10, 1940. Trees took over courier services for Bep van Kooten, who also lived in Klimmen. In an interview … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg Marie-Thérèse Jaspers op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg. |
| Meijer,
Henry /Harry | ∗ 1920-10-06 Borne † 1944-09-05 Vught | Venlo - L.O. - - press - person in hiding - The resistance activities of Hendrikus Jozef Meijer, a teacher of classical languages and courier, in whose parental home couriers from the ten L.O. districts of Limburg regularly arrived, consisted of distributing ration cards and stamps to hidden people and distributing the resistance … wall: right, row 29-03 |
| Michels,
Frans G. | ∗ 1922-03-09 Merselo † 1944-11-07 Venray-Leunen | Venray - L.O. - - Franciscus Gerardus 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 collect important information for the British Army in the enemy territory. After such a tour, … wall: right, row 31-05 |
| Peusens,
gezusters | ∗ 0000-00-00 † 0000-00-00 | ♀ - Valkenburg - L.O. - - survivor - Pierre Schunck schrieb: „Wielke Cremers und die Schwestern Peusens arbeiteten als Kurierinnen“. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg gezusters Peusens op de lijst van personen die tijdens de bezetting belangrijk waren voor Valkenburg. |
| Reichert,
Franciscus P. Vrijn | ∗ 1873-08-29 Delft † 1944-09-14 Nijmegen | Nijmegen - L.O. - K.P. - - press - The outskirts of Limburg - 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 following can be read on :oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl [4]: Frans Reichert, married … |
| Schols,
Albertus Eugenius Leonardus Ab | ∗ 1916-04-10 Maastricht † 1944-10-25 Effeld (D) | Maastricht - L.O. - - press - Ab Schols was department head at the rijksverkeersinspectie (National Traffic Inspectorate) and deputy secretary of the director. During the occupation he was an collaborator of L.O. leaders like Father Bleys and Uncle Leo Moonen in … wall: left, row 36-02 |
| Snijders,
Johannes Franciscus Frans | ∗ 1916-09-16 Helden L. † 1944-09-05 Vught | Weert - L.O. - - press - police - Railroad policeman, courier for Jan Hendrikx (Ambrosius). Distributed illegal newspapers such as De Stem, Je Maintiendrai and Trouw. On July 19, 1944, he received a telegram asking him to come to Eindhoven … wall: right, row 35-05 |
| Soree,
Hubertina Bertha | ∗ 1906-06-04 Venlo † 1944-11-03 Venlo | ♀ - Venlo - L.O. - - In the Venlo Book of the Dead (see link below, historie.venlo.nl), Hay Goertz writes about Hubertina Johanna Elisabeth Soree: “During the war, Bertha was active in the resistance in Venlo, where her main task was to provide courier services and deliver food supply to people in hiding, etc. She … wall: right, row 30-02 |
| Zaicsek /Zaiczek,
Karel /Karl Koenen | ∗ 1921-07-18 Pecsbanyatelep/Pécs † 1944-09-12 Sittard | Geleen - - RVV - Karl Zaicsek’s parents moved from Hungary to Lindenheuvel in Geleen. It is not known when exactly Karl and his parents came to Geleen. All we know is that Karl’s father died on February 9th, 1939. Karl was only 17 at the time. So presumably it was up to him then to provide for his family. He … wall: middel, row 03-02 |