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The first act of resistance was, therefore, the refusal by members of the Dutch forces to sign any document to that effect. [ 10 ] The 2,000 Dutch soldiers who died defending their country, together with at least 800 civilians who perished in the flames of Rotterdam, were the first victims of a Nazi occupation that was to last five years.
Recipients of the Dutch Cross of Resistance (12 P) Pages in category "Dutch resistance members" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total.
Johtje and Aart Vos, a Dutch married couple, were members of the Dutch Resistance during World War II. They saved 36 lives during the war by hiding Jews in their home.
Oversteegen served as a board member on the National Hannie Schaft Foundation, which was established by her sister, Truus. [2] In 2014, Freddie and Truus were awarded the Mobilisation War Cross (Mobilisatie-Oorlogskruis) by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for their acts of resistance during the war.
Walraven "Wally" van Hall (10 February 1906 – 12 February 1945) was a Dutch banker and resistance leader during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. [1] [2] He founded the bank of the Resistance, which was used to distribute funds to victims of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands and fund the Dutch resistance. [3]
Dutch resistance members (3 C, 185 P) N. Nazis assassinated by the Dutch resistance (5 P) Dutch resistance newspapers (6 P) Pages in category "Dutch resistance"
Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus (22 August 1894 – 1 July 1943) was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. Arondéus was ...
Group 2000 (Dutch: Groep 2000) was a Dutch resistance group during the Second World War in the Amsterdam area and remained virtually unknown for 70 years. [1] The Group was founded in 1940 and was led by Ms. Jacoba van Tongeren during the entire war. [ 2 ]