Stumbling Stone Parklaan 8

This brass memorial plaque (Stolperstein or stumbling stone) commemorates:
*NICOLAAS VAN BAALEN (born 1904, murdered 1 November 1944, Groningen)

Nicolaas van Baalen (born October 10, 1904, in The Hague) was a resistance fighter from Groningen who played a crucial role in the resistance during World War II.

Van Baalen was a member of the Packard group and was secretly involved in organizing assistance for people in hiding, thereby bringing countless lives to safety.

He was shot dead in his own home on Parklaan in Groningen on November 11, 1944. He is listed on the Roll of Honor for the Fallen 1940-1945 and his name is engraved on the Resistance Monument in Groningen.

This Stolperstein lies here for a resistance fighter, murdered in World War II.

"Stolpersteine" is an art project for Europe by Gunter Demnig to commemorate victims of National Socialism (Nazism). Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small, 10x10cm brass plaques placed in the sidewalk in front of a residence of (usually Jewish) victims of the Nazis. Each plaque is provided with the name of the victim, date of birth and the fate of these people. By doing this, Gunter Demnig gives an individual memorial to each victim. One stone, one name, one person. He cites the Talmud: "A human being is forgotten only when his or her name is forgotten."

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Bert Deelman