Windhausen, Henricus Josephus Paulus
- Date of birth:
- May 19th, 1903 (Roermond, the Netherlands)
- Date of death:
- October 4th, 1944 (Vloeiweide-Rijsbergen, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Dutch Field of Honour Loenen
Plot: B. Grave: 299.
- Nationality:
- Dutch
Biography
Teacher at the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Lyceum in Breda an member of the resistance. Was killed on 4th October 1944 during a raid by German and Dutch SS-members on a radio post of the OD (Ordedienst-resistance) in the woods of nature reserve Vloeiweide. It has been stated that the during the raid heavily wounded Paul Windhausen was shot with a pistol on the spot by a Dutch SS-member.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Verzetstrijder (Resistance fighter)
- Unit:
- Ordedienst Breda
- Awarded on:
- September 11th, 1952
Royal Decree No. 13, dated 11th September 1952.
Awarded posthumously.
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