Date of birth:

May 3rd, 1902 (Hemrik, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

October 24th, 1944 (Smilde, the Netherlands)

Nationality:

Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Stamboeknummer (Registration number) with the NSB: 47435. Nicolai was 'Postcommandant der Landwacht' of the 'Landwachtgroep Smilde'; The Landwacht was a para-military organisation, maily consisting out of NSB-members, to aid the Germans in police tasks. Nicolai died during an exchange of fire with members of an resistancegroup at the farmhouse of the Sinkgraven family. He died as a rusult of a shot in the back of the head and out of veangance the Germans later burned down the farmhouse.

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• Photo 1: A. Nicolai
• - Volk en Vaderland, 12th December 1941
  - Volk en Vaderland, 10th November 1944
  Archive Jack Kooistra, Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork. Do. 215 Recht op wraak. Liquidaties in Nederland 1940-1945. Jack Kooistra en Albert Oosthoek, Penn Uitgeverij, Leeuwarden, 2009. ISBN 978 90 77948 25 5