Huize Westerlicht

Westerlicht House was built in 1932 as a retirement home. In 1943, the Wehrmacht requisitioned Westerlicht House; a year later, the building was released. It secretly housed 16 people in hiding and the staff of the Dutch Interior Forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Wastenecker.

After a raid, caused by a resistance fighter with "Westerlicht" in his pocketbook, Wastenecker managed to hide as a senior citizen. Most of the people in hiding escaped or went into hiding in time.

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• Text: TracesofWar
• Photos: TracesofWar