Memorials Town Hall Amsterdam

There are two WWII plaques in the Town Hall in Amsterdam. The first one commemorates the February Strike in February 1941. Translated text on the Plaque: [i]STRIKE FEBRUARY 1941 In memory of the important role of the public service in the creation of the general strike in Amsterdam on 25 and 26 February 1941. This strike was a protest against the deportation of Jews by the Nazis. Several public employees were punished and some even executed. We remember the strikers with reverence. Their courage strengthens us in the fight against racism and fasisme in the present time. FEBRUARY 25, 2006 - ABVAKANO FNV[/i] Luisteren Fonetisch lezen Woordenboek - Gedetailleerd woordenboek weergeven The second one commemorates the town employees who died in World War II. [i]TER HERINNERING AAN DE LEDEN VAN HET PERSONEEL DER GEMEENTE AMSTERDAM DIE IN DE JAREN 1940-1945 ALS SLACHTOFFER VAN DE DUITSCHE TERREUR ZIJN GEVALLEN.[/i] A third plaque is dedicated to the fallen civil servants / resistance members: In the battle against the usurper, August 4, 1944 fell in Vught: H.H.J. Albers A.J. ballvers T. van de Bunt A.M.D. the Cook P.H. country weather b.d. lord In the 1940s-1945s, the following were among the victims: B. den Breejen A. Roders A. van der Velde L. Weaver