Date of birth:

June 8th, 1907 (Amsterdam/Noord-Holland, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

September 24th, 1942 (Fortress de Bilt/Utrecht, the Netherlands)

Nationality:

Dutch

Lived in Putten, Voorthuizerstraat. Married Sara Clara Klaverstein (children: Hendrik and Albert), who died on 4 July 1946. Machine fitter. Reformed Protestant. Member of the resistance. Together with Rijk Hooijer (24 November 1914 Barneveld - 24 September 1942 Utrecht) and Frans Tromp (8 March 1901 Zutphen - 24 September 1942 Utrecht), he was one of the pioneers of the LO-Veluwe. Together with Hooijer, Vijge published a resistance newspaper that was distributed thirteen times in the villages of Barneveld and Voorthuizen. As a result of betrayal by SD henchman and provocateur Johannes Mattheus (Johny) de Droog (15 August 1893 Haarlem - 5 November 1944 Gorssel), he was arrested on 7 March 1942. His actions in the resistance were motivated by his deep religious convictions. He was sentenced to death for gang formation, destruction of a threshing machine, resistance to compulsory labour service and the distribution of illegal literature.

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• Photo 1: Pieter Vijge
• - OGS Gedenkboek 36 - Amersfoort, Vught, Westerbork, Oorlogsgravenstichting.
  - Overlijdensakte 84 d.d. 5 oktober 1942 gemeente Putten
  - https://www.erelijst.nl/pieter--vijge
  - https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/personen/165854/pieter-vijge
  - https://mijngelderland.nl/inhoud/canons/putten/tweede-wereldoorlog-in-putten
  

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