House Windechild

Huize Windekind in The Hague played a notorious role during the Second World War. At the beginning of 1942, the villa at Nieuwe Parklaan 76 was requisitioned by the German occupiers and taken into use by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the Nazi secret service. Department IV B 4, which was responsible for tracking down Jews, resistance fighters and other opponents of the regime, was established here.

The cellar of the villa became notorious for the torture practices that took place there. Under the leadership of Franz Fischer, interrogations took place here that were accompanied by severe abuse. One of the most feared methods was the so-called “U-boat game”, in which prisoners were repeatedly held under water to force confessions. Many people who were held here were severely abused or died as a result.

Huize Windekind thus acquired the reputation of a place where people disappeared or came out broken. In the post-war years, the building remained surrounded by an atmosphere of threat and mystery. To this day, ghost stories circulate about voices and shadows in and around the building.

After the war, the building was given a new purpose, but the loaded history of Huize Windekind remains connected to the building to this day.

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Source

• Text: RJArmy.nl
• Photos: RJArmy.nl