Benefactors

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…

My name is Paulina, and I am the granddaughter of a former prisoner of the Neuengamme concentration camp – my wonderful, beloved Grandma Krystyna Razińska. I grew up with the…

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…

Viviane Cauwbergs is the granddaughter of Evrard Cauwbergs who was arrested during the second raid in Meensel-Kiezigem and deported to the Neuengamme concentration camp where he died. Viviane told us…

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…

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…

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…

Jozef Lemmens is the son of Frans Lemmens who was arrested on August 11, 1944 during “retaliation measures” in Meensel-Kiezigem and deported to Germany. He died in the Neuengamme concentration…

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…

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…