Vital Craeninckx was named after his paternal grandfather Vital Craeninckx who died in Neuengamme on November 16, 1944 at the age of 51. Also Vital’s grandfather from his mother’s side…
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Marianne Rüsz’s father Børge Emil Pedersen was imprisoned in the Neuengamme concentration camp and the Versen satellite camp. She became an active memeber of the Danish Neuengamme Association to fulfil…
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Viviane Cauwbergs is the granddaughter of Evrard Cauwbergs who was arrested during the second raid in Meensel-Kiezegem and deported to the Neuengamme concentration camp where he died. Viviane told us…
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Rafael Priego is a great-nephew of Gabriel Priego González, who fought with the Third Mixed Brigade of the Spanish Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War. At the end of…
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Knud Lynge, Lars Lynge’s father, was arrested at his workplace at the Royal Danish Nautical Charts Archive on November 14, 1944. On this day, the Gestapo stormed the building to…
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Aurélie Boisseau is the great-granddaughter of Raphaël Gicquel, a resistance fighter from France. When the Gestapo found the weapons he had been hiding on his farm, he was arrested and…
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Jozef Lemmens is the son of Frans Lemmens who was arrested on August 11, 1944 during “retaliation measures” in Meensel-Kiezegem and deported to Germany. Frans Lemmens died in the Neuengamme…
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Pascale Evans is the daughter of Pascal Valliccioni who was arrested for being active in the French resistance and deported to Germany. He survived his imprisonment and lived to tell…
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Wilma Knoppersen is a member of the board of the October 44 Foundation (Putten, Netherlands). Both of her grandfathers, Heimen Knoppersen and Johan Wendt, were arrested during the raid in…