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Resistance Cross Zuilenselaan

This monument was erected in memory of three killed members of the resistance.

The names of the three victims were:
Joop Altena
Johannes Been
Johannes van Maurik

During an action on 16 April 1945 to collect dropped weapons and ammunition, on the Amsterdamsestraatweg their truck accidentally was attacked by a British fighter-bomber and exploded.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries & Dick de Bruijne
  • Photos: Dick de Bruijne