Exodus Memorial

The text on the memorial is:

EXODUS

We commemorate the run

In Oktober 1944 many hundreds of families were forced by the occupier to leave their homes. This location at 'de Praets' was the only option the cross the Rhine.

Three brave citizens of Huissen showed courage. The river took their lives while they were helping other to cross.

Henricus Arnoldus Lentjes 16 years
Johannes Hendrikus Straatman 43 years
Theodorus Albertus Straatman 41 years

de Praets
21 Oktober 1944

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Source

• Text: Arjan Vrieze
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze