Stumbling stone resistance fighter Jos Van Tichelen
This small brass plaque (Stolpersteine or trip stones), laid here on 12-5-2024 commemorates: Jos Van Tichelen.
Jos Van Tichelen founded a branch of the Belgian Legion, later known as the Secret Army, in Turnhout. He was arrested on Dec. 29, 1942, and died on April 19, 1945, in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
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- Text: Jhonny Bastiaensen
- Photos: Jhonny Bastiaensen
- Brochure: Turnhout herdenkt de slachtoffers van het nazisme 1940-1945 uitgave 2024
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