Memorial Drops Former House of Detention 1
Max Euweplein, Amsterdam
North Holland, Netherlands, the
A memorial is on the side of the Max Euwe square. Text on the Monument: [i]THIS BUILDING, THE FORMER HOUSE OF DEPOSITION, WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE GERMAN OCCUPATION USED BY THE SD AND GESTAPO FOR POLITICS PRISONERS. FOR MANY, THIS WAS THE FIRST STATION ON THE ROAD CONCENTRATION CAMPS, GERMAN PRISONS AND PLACES WHERE THEY, THOSE WHO RESISTED THEMSELVES AGAINST THE OCCUPANCY WERE PUT TO DEATH. IN 1944, TWO ROBBERIES WERE COMMITTED ON THIS BUILDING IN ONE ATTEMPT TO FREE THEM. THE FIRST ROBBERY WAS GUIDED BY GERRIT JAN VAN DER VEEN. THE SECOND WAS GUIDED BY JOHANNES POST.[/i]
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