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Smits, Nocolaas Johannes "Nico"

Date of birth:
May 12th, 1926 (Bemmel, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
September 28th, 1944 (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Nicolaas Johannes "Nico" Smits was killed on September 28th, 1944 in Nijmegen when a grenade exploded. He worked as shoemaker apprentice.
His father, Johannes Smits, married ad widower to Geertruida van Marwijk. Her son Gerardus Rensen was killed in action at the Grebbeberg on May 12th, 1940.

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