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Memorial Killed Resistance Members
This memorial commemorates 7 resistance fighters who were arrested on 21 July 1944 and who died in a concentration camp.
Their names were:
Redemptorist Bernard Baars
Sjeng Bisschoff
Huub Hamers
Chaplain Huub Houben
Sjeng van Houtem
Emile Merckelbach
Chaplain Leo Penders
Three others who were also arrested survived the camps.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Fedor de Vries
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