{"id":140763,"date":"2023-05-05T06:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T04:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/war-resistance\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:19:00","slug":"war-resistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"War & Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World War II<\/h2>\n\n
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\"Rotterdam<\/a>\n

‘Rotterdammertjes’ in Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n
During World War II, Aalten took in around 800 children from bombed-out Rotterdam.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"'Uncle<\/a>\n

‘Uncle Jan’ Wikkerink<\/a><\/h2>\n
Important resistance leader during the Second World War.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Blockage<\/a>\n

Aalten in wartime<\/a><\/h2>\n
Summary from ‘Aalten in Wartime’ by J.G. ter Horst.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Huisstededijk,<\/a>\n

Airmen’s Monument IJzerlo<\/a><\/h2>\n
In memory of the crash of a British bomber.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Dela<\/a>\n

Aron Jedwab (Willem Herfstink)<\/a><\/h2>\n
Jewish ‘foundling’, born in hiding.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Bernard<\/a>\n

Bernard Huinink<\/a><\/h2>\n
Council Member and Alderman
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Memorial<\/a>\n

Bombardment Dale<\/a><\/h2>\n
On February 8, 1945, a mistake bombing took place in Dale.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"War<\/a>\n

Bombardment of Barlo<\/a><\/h2>\n
On 30 March 1945, an air-raid shelter in Barlo was hit by a bomb.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Bombardment<\/a>\n

Bombardment of Dijkstraat<\/a><\/h2>\n
March 24, 1945 bombs fell over Aalten. With terrible consequences.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Bombardment<\/a>\n

Bombardment of Kruisstraat<\/a><\/h2>\n
On 24 February 1945, bombs fell in the Kruisstraat, with disastrous consequences.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Commemorative<\/a>\n

Commemorative Window in the Oosterkerk<\/a><\/h2>\n
In gratitude for Aalten’s hospitality during World War II.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Dutch<\/a>\n

Dutch National Battalion<\/a><\/h2>\n
Founded in Aalten during the liberation of the Achterhoek.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Staff<\/a>\n

Emergency Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n
At the end of World War II, an emergency hospital was established in Aalten.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Memorial<\/a>\n

Fallen in the organized resistance<\/a><\/h2>\n
In memory of seven resistance fighters who died.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Public<\/a>\n

Fallschirm-Armee Waffenschule<\/a><\/h2>\n
In WW2, the occupying forces established a school for military paratroopers in Aalten.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Freya<\/a>\n

Freya Radar Station<\/a><\/h2>\n
Air defence installation built by the Germans during World War II.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Commemorative<\/a>\n

Grebbeberg Commemorative Column<\/a><\/h2>\n
Commemorative column for the soldiers from Aalten who fought at the Grebbeberg in May 1940.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Pieter<\/a>\n

Hidden in Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n
In 1943, The Hague native Pieter Schaap went into hiding in Dale and Lintelo.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Johannes<\/a>\n

Johannes der Weduwen<\/a><\/h2>\n
General practitioner in Aalten, died during World War II.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Liberation<\/a>\n

Letter to the editor: the liberation<\/a><\/h2>\n
De Graafschapper, 18 May 1945
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Memorial<\/a>\n

Memorial for People in Hiding<\/a><\/h2>\n
An expression of gratitude from former people in hiding to the residents of Aalten and
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Leslie<\/a>\n

Monument to Leslie Pulfrey<\/a><\/h2>\n
In memory of the British officer who died after a parachute jump.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Netherlands<\/a>\n

Netherlands Association for Air Raid Protection<\/a><\/h2>\n
Exhibition in the Soci\u00ebteit in Aalten, 1940
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Nieuw<\/a>\n

Nieuw Nonhof<\/a><\/h2>\n
Pasopweg (no longer extant)
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Pastor<\/a>\n

Pastor Van Rooijen<\/a><\/h2>\n
Tragically killed as a result of a bombing.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Patrimoniumstraat<\/a>\n

Patrimoniumstraat 12<\/a><\/h2>\n
Aalten
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Secret<\/a>\n

People in hiding<\/a><\/h2>\n
During WW2, one in five residents of Aalten was in hiding.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Monument<\/a>\n

Playing into death<\/a><\/h2>\n
In memory of the three children who died while playing in 1945.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Stolpersteine,<\/a>\n

Stolpersteine (stumbling stones)<\/a><\/h2>\n
These stones are laid in front of addresses from which people were deported by the
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"De<\/a>\n

The Bark<\/a><\/h2>\n
An uninhabited farm in De Heurne became a center of resistance in 1944.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Raid<\/a>\n

The church raid in Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n
On Sunday, January 30, 1944, SS men raided two churches in Aalten.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Liberation<\/a>\n

The Liberation of Aalten<\/a><\/h2>\n
On 30 March 1945, Aalten was liberated by British Grenadier and Irish Guards.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Aalten<\/a>\n

The Rye Bread Train<\/a><\/h2>\n
During WW2, Achterhoekers sent food to the starving west.
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"War<\/a>\n

War Memorial<\/a><\/h2>\n
For all fellow citizens who died during the occupation as a result of acts of
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"War<\/a>\n

War Victims in Aalten, World War II<\/a><\/h2>\n
List of names from the Aaltensche Courant, 4 May 1945
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
\"Amalia<\/a>\n

Where are Frits and Amalia Landau?<\/a><\/h2>\n
The Jewish couple Landau were executed and buried by the resistance during WWII. But where?
Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t