Category: War & Resistance
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Bombardment Dale
On February 8, 1945, a mistake bombing took place in Dale.
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The Rye Bread Train
During WW2, Achterhoekers sent food to the starving west.
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The church raid in Aalten
On Sunday, January 30, 1944, SS men raided two churches in Aalten.
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Where are Frits and Amalia Landau?
The Jewish couple Landau were executed and buried by the resistance during WWII. But where?
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‘Rotterdammertjes’ in Aalten
During World War II, Aalten took in around 800 children from bombed-out Rotterdam.
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Netherlands Association for Air Raid Protection
Exhibition in the Sociëteit in Aalten, 1940
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Lecture by Mussert in Aalten
In 1936, NSB leader Anton Mussert gave a lecture in Aalten
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Army Exercises 1931
“The otherwise so quiet and peaceful Aalten is now full of the clamour of war.”
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Food Aid to Bocholt (1922)
Aalten sent food aid to the destitute population of Bocholt.
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Refugees in Aalten during WW I
During WW I, Aalten offered shelter to many foreign refugees.
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Bad Bargain
In 1918, the municipality of Aalten was defrauded of ƒ 60,000.
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100 Years of Independence
In 1913, the Netherlands celebrated the centenary of its independence from the French.
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The French Period (1795–1813)
During the French period, Aalten enjoyed the blessings (?) of French rule.
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Gatekeepers’ Regulations Bredevoort 1759
Transcription of the original document.
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Gatekeeper Regulations Bredevoort 1726
Transcription of the original document.
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Bredevoort Gunpowder Tower Disaster
On July 12, 1646, the castle’s gunpowder tower was struck by lightning.
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Forced Contributions in Aalten
The population of Aalten regularly suffered from forced contributions in the past.
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Capture of Bredevoort (1572)
During the Eighty Years’ War, Bredevoort was under Spanish authority.
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Fortified Town Bredevoort
The fortified town of Bredevoort has a history dating back to the year 945.
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Treaty of Wesel (1326)
In 1326, the eastern Achterhoek came permanently under Guelders control