Memorial in City Hall

The text on the plaque is as followed:
'IN THE YEARS 1940-1945
MANY GAVE THEIR BEST STRENGHT
FOR THE FATHERCOUNTRY

OF THOSE WHO FELL

IN MAY OF 1940
F. BRAAM
G.J. EELTINK
H. KEIZER
J.H. QUERREVELD
E.J. ROENHORST
C.v. SLOOTEN
G.B. SMINK

IN GERMAN CONCENTRATIONCAMPS
J.G.B DRUBERS
C.J. GIGENGACK
H.W. HOGENKAMP
G. HULSHOF
A. JANSEN
J. LEBBINK
G.J. MILIUS
N.A. SPIJKMAN

IN THE RESISTANCE
A. BOS
A.C. BIJLSMA
Ds. J.T. MEESTERS
B. POLMAN'.

During the opening of the cityhall by prince Claus on 24 September 1969, also this bronze monument, designed by N.V. Bosma & Florack, was revealed. Ever since it reminds the citizens to the 7 Doetinchemse soldiers who died in those days in May, 8 fellow citizens who died in concentrationcamps en 4 liberationfighters who were killed in their actions aginst the Germans.

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Source

• Text: Teije Terhorst
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons