Dutch War Graves Municipal Cemetery 't Groenedael Almelo

Willem de Clercqstraat, Almelo
Overijssel, Netherlands, the

At the Municipal Cemetery 't Groenedael in Almelo are a number of Dutch War Graves of World War II victims. These are the graves of: A. Bosch, died 03-01-1942 HEY. ten Brugge, died June 17, 1942 G. Nijkamp, ​​died January 29, 1942 J.H. Nijkamp, ​​died April 15, 1942 Jan Berend Netelenbos, died 23-09-1944 Johannes Dooren, died 08/26/1944 A. v.d. Loosdrecht and Jan van Drunen, Members of the resistance, died 24-09-1944 Egbert Grobben, died April 15, 1943 Lubbert Sijmen Unicorn. He was one of the hostages who were shot near the Woeste Hoeve on 8 March 1945 in retaliation for the attack on Rauter. Soldier 3-1 R.H. Hendrik Bijker, died 05-05-1940 Hendrik Edens, Member of the resistance, died on 02-12-1941 Hendrik Middendorp, Member of the resistance, died 25-12-1941 Frederik Brink, Member of the resistance, died 10/15/1944 Hendrik Willem Winkel, Student, died 08-03-1945 Gerrit Jan Prinsen, Member of the resistance, died 11/19/1942 Dirk Cornelis Ruiter. Member of the resistance, died 23-09-1944 Jochem Gerard Heijdenrijk, Member of the resistance, died 10/15/1944 Hendrik Reinders, Member of the resistance, died 10/15/1944 Hendrik Höften, Member of the resistance, died 9/30/1944 Hendrik Wezel, Member of the resistance, died 02-03-1945 Jan Hendrik Slaghuis, Worker, died May 25, 1945 Marchinus Kram, Factory worker, died 17-03-1945 Frederik Stegeren, Male Nurse, died September 22, 1944 Egbert Cate, Member of the resistance, died January 10, 1944. The Cemetery also contains the grave of Jacob Westendorp, who died in Sinai in 1994.

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Text by: Fedor de Vries & Jan Willem Tuinman

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