Memorial Raid 27 August 1944
On 27 August 1944, 65 men were gathered here by the Gestapo. Three men, including the mayor, were shot on on this location. The others were deported to concentration camps where they were murdered.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Havang(nl)
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