TracesOfWar needs your help! Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to stiwot.nl and donate!

Atteveld, Johannes Bernardus (Jan)

Date of birth:
October 19th, 1921 (Achttienhoven/Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Date of death:
January 19th, 1946 (Lg.Laz. 390/Kaunas, Lithuania)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kauen / Kaunas
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Jan Atteveld was arrested for the Arbeitseinsatz and ended up in German military service that way. Presumably deployed as SS Frontarbeiders (SS-FA). According to the Volksbund he held the army rank of Gefreiter (private). He was taken prisoner of war by the Red Army and succumbed to typhus in captivity.

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

Sources